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There are quite a few nice off the shelf commercial chassis's available such as Hammond
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transformer in there .There are many others some from EBay, some of the Chinese chassis are great but factor
in shipping and tax and your soon racking up 100 + only to have to modify it and this is where my journey
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For many years i have wanted to make a my own PC case but this involved bending metal and i have to say i
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So the kit was built and the prototype chassis was made to house and tweak the layout after a week or so i had
the layout down and i knew the dimensions of the chassis that i required .I already had decided that i would
need to make my own chassis and the prospect of bending aluminium arose yet again.
The testbed prototype ready to be re'housed..........
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One thing i knew was that i wanted perfect bends and bending 3mm aluminium wasn't going to be easy not
only that but actually getting precise bends and keeping everything square would also be a challenge you have
to factor in how much material the bend will use and where it will end up. I thought about this for a few days i
even looked around for a brake press but they were either too expensive or feeble even some of the larger ones
could only bend thin gauge metals .
I have a bit of a motto if you cant buy it or borrow it then make it! and this is when i thought i would
make my own bender .I rang my friend Mick as i remembered he had some angle iron floating around but as it
turned out he had used it .As i couldn't wait and had a look around for materials i had lying around when i
noticed quite a bit of 38mm bamboo worktop off cuts ,so i decided this might just fit the bill as i wasn't
bending steel the impact on the edge of the backstop would be a lot less
Heres the result of an afternoons work..........
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I'm not going to get into the construction of the bender as its pretty self explanatory and the lengths will differ
depending on what the size of sheet you need to bend.
One of the most important parts are the hinges these will take allot of force during the bend and its pretty
critical that there is as little play as possible as this will influence the quality and tightness of the bend .I used
some 4 inch heavy duty stainless hinges because they were the best i had around .One of the bonuses of the
38mm plywood was the fact that the hinges could be screwed in place i didn't need to bolt them through the
base and swing arm.
The other bit of advice is to run the face edge of the backstop through a table saw i used a angle of 5 Degrees
this is because when you bend the metal you usually want 90 Degrees and when you hit 90 the metal will
want to spring back a little so the idea by adding an angle 5 degrees past 90 is so that you can bend past 90 to
allow for the spring back so when you release the handle the bent angle will spring back to 90 not 85. (This
isnt set in stone you can have less of an angle or more)
The two M10 bolts in the top are to clamp the sheet between the backstop and the base, The backstops bolt
holes have a slot cut in them to allow the backstop to be slid back to allow for the thickness of the material to
be bend .
See how the face of the backstop slopes backward slightly..........
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Time to bend or nearly.
So we have the bender but we aren't finished as there is another trick to getting the perfect bend and this
involves making a score or cut line on the sheet where you want the bend to start for this you will need a
table saw with a blade with as many Carbide teeth as you possible and preferably sharp :).Aluminium cuts
surprisingly easy with a decent table saw especially when you use a blade designed for cutting non-ferrous
metals ,but remember if it grabs it wont be as forgiving as wood to you or the saw.
Make sure you take precautions with guards and safety glasses e.t.c and of cause i take no
responsibility if it goes all horribly wrong it is up to you to gauge your ability and the risks
involved when following these methods.The guards were removed from the photos for
clarity!!
Here we can see that the blade it set at about 1/3rd of the thickness of aluminium this figure will depend on
the thickness of the material to be bent.
Here's a piece of aluminium 3mm thick. (Its a good idea is to practice on some scrap first..........
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So we have the depth set on the table saw and the lines marked on the material to bend..........
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Once youre happy with the depth now we set the saw table fence to the first cut. (A little note here using this
method of cutting the line removing a third/half of the material will give perfect 90 degree sharp inside corner)
if we just bent using the bender you would end up with a radius on the inside as well the outside.
Here you can see the channel made by the Saw blade..........
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(A tip here is if you are making a U shaped cover/lid for something you would have cut 2 lines in the sheet
so you would have a side/middle or top/side sections, if you want the middle(top) section to keep the same
width as the marks make the cut on the other side of the marks towards the sides that way when you bend it
you will maintain this measurement and any excess can be cut off the side later by placing the bent piece on
its side in the table
Saw.
Here i rotated the sheet over to duplicate the other side..........
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Time to Bend the sheet into something useful..........
R A B i DIY H b d l i i h i h h d b k d f i k
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Here you can see that the backstop has been slid back and the bolts tightened to allow for the thickness of the
material.
The edge of the cut is exactly lined up with the gap between the edge of the backstop base and the swinging
side. The other cut edge is directly in line with the bottom of the backstop.
When we start to fold the whole cut line will act as a weak point and the bend will follow this path
exactly till each cut edge meet together producing a smooth square bend.
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If you didnt quite get 90 degrees try push the piece slightly passed 90 to allow for spring back .Now i just
turned the piece round in the backstop re-clamped and bent again..........
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We now have a Chassis lid with perfect bends with a nice radius with perfect 90 degree sharp internal
corners!..........
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The Amplifier enclosure lid is ready !..........
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This was a more complicated 4 part bend for the Amplifier enclosure base..........
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Here are all the bent enclosure parts ready for assembly of the Amplifier
( More pictures of the fully assembled amplifier http://www.homebuilthifi.com/project/51 )
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Few Extra Tips and Bits
Get a good long stainless steel ruler preferably with 0.5mm increments for precise measurements and straightmarking
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Get a Sliding Engineers square or Combination Square you will use this constantly from everything from
checking for square lines, transferring lines also checking depths and marking centres for drill holes
Get a pair of Digital Calipers you will never look back !
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The finest permanent marker such as Pentel NMF50 (my favourite) or the Sharpie Ultra Fine will draw 0.5mm
lines on anything ,or use a craft knife to mark soft metals such as aluminium.
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The Finer the marks the more accurate your bends and cuts will be .A 2mm line with mean you could be out
by 2mm off square or that hole you drilled just wandered off 2mm doesnt sound like a lot but when yourdrilling four holes to mate up to another piece it wont !
Aluminium Grades
5251 H22:
(Medium strength alloy, work hardens rapidly. Resistant to marine atmosphere
1050A:
(Malleable. Good corrosion resistance.)
5083"O":
(Readily welded, suitable for use in cryogenic applications e.g. storage & transportation of liquid gases & in
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Labels: Aluminium bending, DIY,Featured, Guide
shipbuilding. Used in general engineering for tooling, jigs & fixtures.)
6082-T6:
(The recommended alloy for structural purposes with good strength & general
Corrosion resistance. Used for vehicles, bridges & cranes, general engineering & tooling plates.
Not recommended for folding/forming)
Have Fun...
I hope a few readers found the article useful.
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22 comments:
Obaid 7 December 2011 17:01:00 GMT
Awesome! Absolutely superb!
Thank you so much for sharing :)
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Josh 7 December 2011 17:28:00 GMT
Very useful, thanks! Hackaday sent me :)
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bob 7 December 2011 20:02:00 GMT
just what i was looking for,
thanks
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EATYone 7 December 2011 20:19:00 GMT
MAGNIFIQUE! Thanks for sharing!
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shrimants 7 December 2011 21:44:00 GMT
Hey man. Fellow audiophile here. It would be awesome if you did more reviews and how-tos of various kits
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and audio stuff. Great job on this amp.
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Anonymous 7 December 2011 21:52:00 GMT
Absolutely awesome ! you rock man
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Pharmacist 7 December 2011 23:01:00 GMT
Inspirational. Thanks for the effort.
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Spork 7 December 2011 23:37:00 GMT
That is awesome, I'll build one this weekend!
~HaD sent me as well.
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smcnay 7 December 2011 23:50:00 GMT
Hi, I am impressed. Also, quite impressed with your Amp build. Is there anyway you might be able to pass
along your build specs?
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Anonymous 8 December 2011 00:09:00 GMT
Great job
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Anonymous 8 December 2011 02:11:00 GMT
This is great, I will keep your tutorial for sure.
Thanx a lot.
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Bill 8 December 2011 04:27:00 GMT
Thanks for the nice tutorial. Here's an idea to try on your next project.
Would tilting the saw blade 45 give you a more seamless bend?
This way, you would take out a wedge instead of a channel.
Opps, Illustration below works better with a monospace font.
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Although you might have to play around with it to get the depth and
horizontal positioning right.
Thanks,
- Bill
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Rupert Hirst - Koogar 8 December 2011 08:46:00 GMT
Hi Bill
Yes a 45+ side cut would give a better bend and its the right way to do it. My way is a bit of a hack plus it
gave me a larger radius on the outside corner which looks nice.
Also you need an angle slightly more than 45 to allow for an over bend so when you bend the line it will
spring back to 90, if you have to force it you end up distorting the flat sides.
I was hoping my DIY CNC machine would have been finished by now this would enable me to cut the entire
piece flat in one go including the holes with a V groove for the bend lines using a V Bit.
Good idea though will have to try it next time :).
Thanks
Rupert
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Deadly Derek 8 December 2011 10:33:00 GMT
Rupert
Any alloy bend that has to take any load must not be cut, it will crack & fracture. Thicker sheets or harder
grades need to be heat-treated i.e. annealed, before working it.
Deadly Derek
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Anonymous 12 December 2011 21:34:00 GMT
@Deadly Derek
mmmmm, I think you missed the point about it being a non load-bearing application, unless you count the
downward force of gravity on an external case as "load-bearing" :)
But thanks, both, for your info!
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Rupert Hirst 24 December 2011 11:19:00 GMT
@Deadly Derek
You are correct in a commercial application etc but that's the kind of comment that stops people from trying
things such as this. All aluminium will crack if it is over stressed in any situation cut or not cut and it is up
to you to decide the stresses involved. This is an inanimate object with no loading as is most DIY project
enclosures.At no point was i suggesting you could make a motorbike side car etc from this method at which
point you comment is totally valid :)
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Julio 1 January 2012 22:11:00 GMT
I came to this post looking for information on metal bending for making ham radio enclosures. I don't think
my brain has ever learned so much in 30 seconds. Thank you! By the way, those are some beautiful
enclosures, you are an artist my friend.
Julio Jimenez
KK4EQP
@julio_a_jimenez
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Anonymous 4 January 2012 04:16:00 GMT
Would you please tell us which saw blade and speed was used to make scraps on the aluminium. I want to
use a mitter saw instead of a saw table.
Thanks
Aldo
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Jordi555 27 January 2012 21:23:00 GMT
You have some skills there fella, keep up the good work and keep on sharing.
Thanks for all your tips
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Gkon Electricals & Electronics Pvt. Ltd. 1 February 2012 06:57:00 GMT
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