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  1. sairsk

    Bending Thin Walled Tubes

    Its a 2inch by 1 inch channel being bent the Hard way. The best thing to imagine this is like a U shaped ( endes squared) 2 inches wide X 1 inch tall being bent the hard way or on the edge.
  2. sairsk

    Bending Thin Walled Tubes

    Mike, The radius is pretty tight. I have to radius a 8 foot long channel to a 4 feet radius. Hence I need this encapsulation process.
  3. sairsk

    Bending Thin Walled Tubes

    sairsk (Industrial) 25 Aug 05 8:29 Thanks for the ideas folks!!! The reason I have to encapsulate is the channel deforms when we fill it and radius. Its T5 Aluminium with a wall thickness of 0.08. The problem we are facing is what kind of mold material should I use to encapsulate. In other...
  4. sairsk

    Bending Thin Walled Extrusions

    sairsk (Industrial) 24 Aug 05 15:06 We have to radius a thin walled Aluminium channel. Have any one got some information regarding how to bend tubes and pipes by encapsulating them in some low melting point alloy?? Would appreciate your suggestions and ideas. Material : Aluminium Temper...
  5. sairsk

    Bending Thin Walled Tubes

    Thanks for the ideas folks!!! The reason I have to encapsulate is the channel deforms when we fill it and radius. Its T5 Aluminium with a wall thickness of 0.08. The problem we are facing is what kind of mold material should I use to encapsulate. In other words I need some reusable mold (...
  6. sairsk

    Bending Thin Walled Tubes

    We have to radius a thin walled Aluminium channel. Have any one got some information regarding how to bend tubes and pipes by encapsulating them in some low melting point alloy?? Would appreciate your suggestions and ideas.
  7. sairsk

    Bending Thin Walled Tubes

    We have to radius a thin walled Aluminium channel. Have any one got some information regarding how to bend tubes and pipes by encapsulating them in some low melting point alloy?? Would appreciate your suggestions and ideas.

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