Why not just buy Aluminum Angle
Stock and cut off what you need ?
73, Dick, W1KSZ
ps: I doubt you can put a 90 degree
bend in 6060-T6 that matches angle
stock.
On Sat, Aug 10, 2019 at 1:29 PM Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net> wrote:
> It won't take a lot of tonnage. 12T probably enough for the width you
> might need. 20T surely enough. Easy to buy @ Harbor Freight or from
> some auto parts stores, and a very useful tool for other press work.
>
> The challenge with the usual antenna 6061-T6 is using the proper radius
> dies as T6 is fully hard and will crack if bent on a sharp radius die.
> Other softer alloys are a lot less challenging and of course less strong.
>
> Here is a quality supplier with many die set choices, you need to have a
> press that fits the width of dies and arbor plates better than the ones
> from HF.
>
> https://www.swagoffroad.com/SWAG-Press-Brake-Kits_c_53.html
>
> I have several of their products but use die sets I welded up from hot
> roll angles for bending steel to 3/8 in my 20T press.
>
> Grant KZ1W
>
> On 8/10/2019 9:42 AM, Tom Hellem wrote:
> > Hello Collective Wisdom-
> > I am thinking about building an H-frame hydraulic press for the purpose
> of
> > bending up some brackets out of 1/8" aluminum plate for element to boom
> > clamps on hf yagis.
> > Does anyone have an idea of the force required for doing this so I can
> > determine how big of a hydraulic jack to buy and how beefy I need to
> build
> > the frame?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any input.
> >
> > Tom
> > K0SN
> >
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