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Re: [TowerTalk] Bending Aluminum

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Bending Aluminum
From: David Gilbert <xdavid@cis-broadband.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2019 11:56:29 -0700
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They're called a "brake", not "break".

But I agree, I really doubt you'd need hydraulics for that.  Even a homemade brake should work fine.  I welded up a homebrew brake out of 3 inch angle iron with a four foot lever arm that I'm sure would handle 1/8" thick aluminum.

However, if you really want to go hydraulic, you might want to buy or build something like this:

https://www.grizzly.com/products/Grizzly-24-Hydraulic-Bending-Brake/T28930

Dave   AB7E



On 8/10/2019 11:24 AM, Nidhog wrote:
After the time and energy building one.....

https://www.grizzly.com/search?q=(Metal+AND+break)+OR+(Metal+OR+break

Unless you are out to make 99 of them, do you need hydraulics.

Check your local area for used stuff.

Sent from my iPad

On Aug 10, 2019, at 12:42, Tom Hellem <tom.hellem@gmail.com> 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.

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