We are bending a 12"x5"x.125" UHMW extruded sheet around a 4.5" radius. When we do so, the sheet seems to compress and the overall length decreases by 1.8%.
Is that really what is happening or is there something obvious we are missing?
If it is compressing, over time will the material creep...
I've got an application where we just need essentially a drill press with a brake (it's a spin welding application). We will manually bring the spindle down but I need to be able to stop the spindle quickly.
In some old equipment I found a brush-less servomotor, pacific scientific...
I need to attach a 1/4"-20 SS stud to a SS sheet (.06" thick) for DC power connection (car battery).
Currently a hex bolt is tack welded on. Looking for a better way. New program so can look at all possibilities.
