vonmoogen
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| posted on 19/8/12 at 08:16 PM |
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bending 1/2" round tube
Any suggestions of how best to bend 1/2" round tube. Needs bending over a radius of 12". Don't have access to a ring roller so thats
out. Any other suggestions?
Cheers Rob
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jossey
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| posted on 19/8/12 at 08:21 PM |
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Take it to a exhaust place locally and they will bend it cheap I got my roll bar bent for £10.
Hope that helps.
Thanks
David Johnson
Building my tiger avon slowly but surely.
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daviep
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| posted on 19/8/12 at 08:24 PM |
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What wall thickness?
“A truly great library contains something in it to offend everyone.”
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vonmoogen
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 posted on 19/8/12 at 08:44 PM |
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It's 18 swg. Just noticed for some reason its showing up as 12 inch not 0.5 inch on main page.
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HowardB
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| posted on 19/8/12 at 08:54 PM |
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I bent mine round an old sierra disc clamped to a bench,... worked a treat,...
hth
Howard
Fisher Fury was 2000 Zetec - now a 1600 (it Lives again  and goes zoom)
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vonmoogen
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| posted on 19/8/12 at 08:59 PM |
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I had thought of cutting a former for the radius out of MDF. Anyone tried it?
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HowardB
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| posted on 19/8/12 at 09:37 PM |
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I thought that, but the solid steel brake disc was just the right size, and as it was a vented disc it had a handy groove that the pipe could sit
in.
sorry no pic,.. but a block of wood as the end stop, and the disc both clamped to the bench,.. 2 mins later,... hey presto!
Howard
Fisher Fury was 2000 Zetec - now a 1600 (it Lives again and goes zoom)
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daviep
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| posted on 19/8/12 at 09:50 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by HowardB
I thought that, but the solid steel brake disc was just the right size, and as it was a vented disc it had a handy groove that the pipe could sit
in.
sorry no pic,.. but a block of wood as the end stop, and the disc both clamped to the bench,.. 2 mins later,... hey presto!
I'm guessing he probably doesn't have a 24" brake disc lying aroung
“A truly great library contains something in it to offend everyone.”
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spiderman
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| posted on 19/8/12 at 09:54 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by vonmoogen
I had thought of cutting a former for the radius out of MDF. Anyone tried it?
I have not tried it myself, but I have heard of others doing it successfully.
Spider
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renetom
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| posted on 20/8/12 at 06:51 AM |
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bend
Hi
What about a plumbers pipe bender they are normally for 1/2" & 3/4" pipes.
Where are you ?
I have one if your not too far away.
Good luck
René
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vonmoogen
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| posted on 20/8/12 at 07:57 AM |
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Rene thanks for the offer but I'm a bit far away in Inverness!!!
With the plumbers pipe bender can you make gentle radii? I thought they were more for acute angles.
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renetom
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| posted on 20/8/12 at 04:21 PM |
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bends
Hi
You can get pretty much whatever you want , you just move it round the former.
I've made some weird & wonderful pipe shapes with mine.
Good luck
René
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