Bending C Channel - Tips, Tricks, Simple and Elegant, Complex but Cheap
From
Bob La Londe@21:1/5 to
All on Mon Oct 2 16:43:38 2023
I need to make a couple boat trailers... Of course I can pie slice and
weld, but I'd prefer to bend. Professional trailer members are bent
(well except the really small stuff or the really big stuff). Setting
up a hydraulic system with bending dies is an option, but its a more
than a few cents and a fair bit of work for what will likely be a dozen
bends ever.
I need to make two types of bends. Inwards towards the hollow of the C,
and downwards from flange to flange.
Tube is actually much easier to bend than C channel, but tube frame
trailers tend to rust out from the inside. You don't even know how bad
it is until you are at the failure point. C channel frame trailers rust
very slowly if at all because all the water runs right off.
I've got a small/medium OA torch, 20 ton jack style press, and a little
bit of machining equipment.
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Bob La Londe
CNC Molds N Stuff
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