gav- Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Any tips on bending aluminium chequer plate, its fairly thick at 3-4mm, i need to bend it 90deg. I thought if i put some heat into the bend that would help. Anyone got any ideas/tips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclebill1 Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Any tips on bending aluminium chequer plate, its fairly thick at 3-4mm, i need to bend it 90deg. I thought if i put some heat into the bend that would help. Anyone got any ideas/tips? Presume you've no access to a proper folder, clamp it between two pieces of angle or some other steel and dress it over with a piece of wood, work your way along gradually, probably have to go backwards and forwards a few times depending on the length. Easiest way is to talk nicely to your local fab shop. Won't bother with adding the thickness of your material to get the correct dimensions of your fold, if it needs to be that accurate fab shop is the route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkrentfitter Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 if you are applying heat,brush some liquid soap to the back of the ally,as you heat it the soap will turn black when you reach the correct temperature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Last time I did it, chequer plate was a little s**t to bend because of the little ridges! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gav- Posted February 22, 2009 Author Share Posted February 22, 2009 thanks ill give that a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milemarker Type S Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 If you cannot see the back of the fold when the item is finished and strength is not so much of an issue then run a grinder along the inside of the line you wish to fold along (maybe 1-2mm deep)- this will ensure a neater bend but obviously at the expense of some strength. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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