Bending Light Weight Aluminum Sheets

This is generalizing of course as there are ways to form 6061.

Bending light weight aluminum sheets.

As the apron comes up it will gently fold the sheet around the edge of the clamp bar at your chosen bend point. Aluminum union jack mill sheet model 57573 7 68 7 68. M d building products 1 ft. So your best bet is to buy something like 0 5 mm and 1 mm and give it a go going thicker if you need it to hold shape better and thinner if it isn t bending to shape very well.

Lift the handles of the apron to bend your sheet to the desired angle. Remove any unwanted corners. The spacing between the two nuts and bolts determines the maximum width sheet that can be bent. Thinner aluminium bends easier just like steel but you also want structure so it holds its shape.

Mark where you want your bends. Go slowly sheet aluminum is very soft so you won t need to use much force at all. Free delivery with 45 order. Set your store to see local availability add to cart.

The weight of sheet is easily calculated. M d building products 1 ft. Diamond tread light weight aluminum sheet model 57574 8 99 8 99. The aluminum series ability to bend tends to decrease as you move down the list of tempers from annealed to t4 and t6.

Now slip the aluminium sheet between the two angle s and roll the bender forwards while exerting downward body weight pressure until the fold is 90 degrees. Ideally part designers should know that when it comes to aluminum grades 3003 and 5052 will bend 6061 will not.