![]() for tight bends I bent some steel round one end similar to a conduit bender pivot. Keep matching it against a form that you want it to match. Fasten two 9" diameter to the sides looks like a pulley. glue up 1/4" to the 3/4) and 7" in diameter. I cut 3/4" plywood into three half circles. I bent them, and they came out very nice on a wood mandrel I made. The bows are 44.5" wide and matched the curve of the Plexiglas. 049 square tubing for the canopy Needed two bows and the instrument panel. Still need the parts, project completely stalled till I do.Ĭan anyone in this forum point me to a company local or even not local that can do the job? Or identify a tool or method that I can use to bend these myself? I sent a part sample as pattern before Christmas and now I can not get them to answer emails or phone calls. My first choice, have Aero Adventure (FL) do the job, they said they can. Helens OR that advertised mandrel tube bending and they just told me "no can do". As this sort of thing quite common on many ultralight designs, I figured living in Portland metro area home of Van's aircraft and several other kit aircraft businesses, I should have no problem finding a shop to bend thin wall aluminum tube. several tight bends required in 6061-t6 1" dia, 0.049" and 0.065" thick walled tubes. Have several parts to fabricate for a Buccaneer 2 project. A radius that is too sharp cracks the material during the bending process. If they can't do the work, they should know who will. Step 1: Determine the Correct Bend Radius Minimum bend radius charts are found in manufacturers’ maintenance manuals. Find yourself a local hydraulic supply house. ![]()
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