Hi,
I'm trying to bend 1" stainless tubing and have made a diy bender out out wood similar to this one found on youtube.
DIY tube bender.JPG
Trouble is, it doesn't work. The wooden formers, which have grooves routed in them, are too soft to withstand the strain, particularly at the centre bolthole where the most strain occurs. I thought of using aluminium instead of wood but the expense would be too great for my project. It got me wondering though, is it possible to rout a groove into aluminium using a woodwork router?
And can anyone suggest a way of strengthening the pictured setup to make it work? I fitted some bronze bushes to the centre holes but they made little difference. the plywood is just too soft I think.
redx
I'm trying to bend 1" stainless tubing and have made a diy bender out out wood similar to this one found on youtube.
DIY tube bender.JPG
Trouble is, it doesn't work. The wooden formers, which have grooves routed in them, are too soft to withstand the strain, particularly at the centre bolthole where the most strain occurs. I thought of using aluminium instead of wood but the expense would be too great for my project. It got me wondering though, is it possible to rout a groove into aluminium using a woodwork router?
And can anyone suggest a way of strengthening the pictured setup to make it work? I fitted some bronze bushes to the centre holes but they made little difference. the plywood is just too soft I think.
redx
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