[chbot] Another supply question - bending thin wall channel

[Mark Atherton]

eee gads, you have been busy

well done.

-mark




At 09:01 p.m. 9/01/2015, you wrote:

> >         Which way do you want to bend it.
> >  Sideways, away or into itself ???
> >
> >
> >  Many years ago I heard AirNZ were the answer but that may not be so now.
> > ....
> >
> >  Mark
> >
> >  Robin Gilks wrote:    Me again...  This time I'm after a sheet metal shop
> > that can bend channel (1mm wall, 50mm wide & about 30mm high wall)
> > into a circle of about 560mm i/d. I've found someone that can do bar and
> > sheet but channel may require a former to stop it collapsing. Any ideas?
>
>I'm after a track for the idler wheels, similar to the ones I'm testing
>with, to prevent the drum of my walnut washer from wandering off its
>runners.
>http://gilks.ath.cx/gallery/index.php/Nuts/IMG_3403
>
>To this end, the open side of the channel will be on the outside (major
>diameter). I only need it at one end, the other end will have the drive
>belt assembly!
>
>--
>Robin Gilks
>Internet: robin at gilks.org    http://www.gilks.org
>Tel:      (+64) (3) 347 4370
>
>
>
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