tubing bender die Manufacturing
tubing bender die Manufacturing
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I am building a tubing bender at my vocational school. The die I need to make has a .625 radius that is revolved 120 degrees on a 5 in radius. We have a Hass 3 axis vertical milling machine. Is it possible to use 1/2in. ball mill to cut my profile. We use master cam to set our toolpaths. Any suggestions on setting the toolpaths would help my project. Thank you





RE: tubing bender die Manufacturing
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jck26
RE: tubing bender die Manufacturing
RE: tubing bender die Manufacturing
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Griffy
RE: tubing bender die Manufacturing
How to do it should be in your Mastercam textbook.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
RE: tubing bender die Manufacturing
I made a ring roller a while back that I'd now like to use to bend some 3/4" to 1" dia. aluminum tubing and possibly some copper and conduit. So I need to make another set of roller dies that have "circular" groves matching the tube diameter.
Can someone please tell me the best method for cutting this "circular" grove using my 9x20 lathe? My lathe tool post is limited to 1/2" x 1/2" tooling blanks, so I'm not sure what is the best way to make and mount a cutting tool that will be large enough to turn the needed grove diameter.
Am hoping someone can tell me how to make the tool and/or jig that will fit my tooling post.
Thanks
Scott
RE: tubing bender die Manufacturing
It's possible to spend a lot more, but I swear I bought a ball- turning attachment for less than $200 a couple of years ago, probably from MSC, maybe from McMaster.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
RE: tubing bender die Manufacturing