bend allowance
Hi, I am usually in the archery section but have a project I am working on. I am making some burner brackets for my sons brewer stand. Does anyone know the bend allowance for 1/8 steel, I will be...
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Hey Steve... I'm not really sure what you mean by "bending allowance". Could you elaborate a bit on what you're doing? With anything metal, particularly if it is load bearing or stress bearing, you...
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Don, I am making some U shaped brackets, the finished outside width of the bracket will be 3", would a 1/4" radius be sufficient? By bend allowance I was wondering how far apart I should put my marks...
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Hey Steve, it's nice to see you over here in Metal Working. Are you asking how to calculate the flat length of your bracket material in order to have the correct length when the bends are done? I...
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I ended up just doing a test bend and going from there. Worked out good. I will likely be doing a bit more metal work in comming months, I want to build a pumpkin chunker.
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Badger, the bend allowance is the amount of material that you subtract from the flat length to account for the stretch during the bending. The formula is (.0078T + .0174R) x Number of degrees of the...
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