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    Camber by welding

    Is it feasible to generate a 5% camber (height of curve vs length, ie 100" length and 5" height) in a 3" Sq 1/8" wall 6061-T6 aluminum tube, by welding beads along the side inside the camber? The idea is, the welds would distort the tube into an acceptable curve. This is proposed to make a...
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    Cambering aluminum angle

    Would like to uniformly camber a 3"x3"x.25", 10 foot aluminum angle the hard way (flange in). Camber height would be 5% of the cord 6". Material grade to be determined. Need 5 pieces. How could this camber be formed without heavy equipment? For starters, two lengths may have to be clamped...

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