Tube bending basics: How to bend tubing and metal pipe - The …
Feb 24, 2014 · Specialty tube bending processes abound, some old and some new. Most tubes, though, are bent one of four ways: ram-type bending, roll bending, compression bending, or rotary draw bendin g. Figure 1. Pipe is specified by its nominal pipe size, while tube is specified by its outside diameter.
Sheet metal bending calculation basics - The Fabricator
Nov 9, 2012 · Sheet Metal Bending Calculation. Bend Allowance (BA) BA = [ (0.017453 × Inside radius) + (0.0078 × Material thickness)] × Bend angle, which is always complementary. The length of the neutral axis is calculated as a bend allowance, taken at …
K-factors, Y-factors, and press brake bending precision - The …
Mar 7, 2018 · Calculating K-factors. The K-factor is defined mathematically as t/Mt, where t is the neutral axis location and Mt is the material thickness. Because of the specific properties of any given metal, there is no easy way to calculate that value perfectly, hence the chart in Figure 2.
Bending Basics: The fundamentals of how to bend metal
Jan 2, 2014 · Bending and Forming. Figure 1: A plate’s grains run parallel to the rolling direction. While sheet metal gauges run from 0.005 to 0.249 inch thick, aluminum and steel plate thicknesses start at 0.250 in. and go all the way up to 13 in. or even more. Likewise, plate steel varies in strengths from mild varieties to some very high-strength ...
5 steps for proper weld preparation - The Fabricator
Nov 25, 2020 · Enter the grinding stroke on a pull rather than on a push to help control the aggression of the grinding wheel. Grind in line with the material using smooth, even strokes rather than short, choppy strokes. This provides effective results with coated abrasives and bonded abrasives. • Avoid arm grinding.
Guidelines for tungsten electrode and color types - The Fabricator
Mar 7, 2006 · To ball the end of the tungsten properly, simply apply the AC amperage recommended for a given electrode diameter (see Figure 1), and a ball will form on the end of the electrode. The diameter of the balled end should not exceed 1.5 times the diameter of the electrode (for example, a 1/8-in. electrode should form a 3/16-in.-diameter end).
Bending aluminum 101: How to bend 6061-T6 aluminum - The …
Aug 17, 2018 · Detune the acetylene torch and coat the area to be bent with soot. Turn back the O2 and set your rosebud tip to an ordinary flame. Heat the part uniformly until the black soot goes away. This should anneal the 6061-T6 (or other “T”) into a T-0 material. This makes the aluminum about as bendable as it can get.
The basics of preparing a welding documentation - The Fabricator
Dec 8, 2023 · Editor’s Note: On Sept. 20, Jason Becker, host of the Arc Junkies Podcast, recorded an episode titled “WPS, PQR, WPQR, and other acronyms,” with Lincoln Electric Charlie Cross, welding technical specialist, and Padraic Bean, weld process consultant. The episode, part of the AWS Welding Wednesday series, focused on welding procedures and procedure …
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Oct 11, 2024 · New Genius Controls from TAB Industries LLC transform the company's semiautomated TAB Wrapper Tornado orbital wrapper into a fully automated pallet wrapping machine.. This technology enables one forklift driver to trigger the orbital wrapper to stretch-wrap a pallet load automatically in 30 seconds or less without pressing any buttons, handling plastic …