We re having trouble bending 6061 t6 aluminum without cracking and i was wondering if you could give us a few pointers.
Bending 1 4 aluminum plate.
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I could use my vertical mill and an 1 8 diameter end mill to put a 1 16 deep 1 8 wide notch in 1 4 aluminum plate then bend the aluminum on the.
6061 t6 aluminum is tempered and notorious for not bending easily.
The stress of bending the diamond plate causes cracks to form at the bend location.
Bending 1 4 thick aluminum one of my readers suggested an interesting way of solving the problem of needing to bend 1 4 aluminum into a hexagon.
Need tips for bending 1 4 plate 12 10 2008 11 42 pm.
Notch the aluminum where you need to bend it.