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Trucker

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Bending aluminum
« on: May 22, 2020, 03:17:50 pm »

Hi gentleman
Would it be beneficial to put some heat on to 2 mm aluminum tube before bending, I intend to squeeze flat each end before drilling but the flat part requires a step shape to fit my requirements.


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Re: Bending aluminum
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2020, 04:01:03 pm »

Hi, Rub the area where the bend is going to be with soap. apply heat eg gas torch, until the soap turns brown, let it cool and you have a small window to do the task. if it takes longer to do the job do the annealing again. Nemesis
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Re: Bending aluminum
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2020, 06:09:37 pm »

Hi, nemesis
Thanks for you advise, I will give it a go and reply back in a couple if days,
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Re: Bending aluminum
« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2020, 06:22:18 am »

Hi, Nemesis
The annealing and bending of my aluminum went well, thanks for your help,


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Re: Bending aluminum
« Reply #4 on: May 24, 2020, 05:21:12 pm »

you are welcome, thank you. nemesis
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Re: Bending aluminum
« Reply #5 on: May 24, 2020, 10:09:58 pm »

I have in the past filled a brass tube with water then freezed it in the freezer then made the bend
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