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12-30-2012, 01:27 PM
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| Pebble Pounder  Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mobile, AL
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|  Bending 3/16 titanium in a radius?
Just looking for ideas here, I need to bend my rear links in about a 5.5" radius arc for the chassis I'm designing. I really don't want to spend $75 on a roller at harbor freight for 2 links lol! Anyone have any ideas or ways to bend these without the roller? Jake Last edited by Jakerz; 12-30-2012 at 02:27 PM. |
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12-30-2012, 04:11 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Southern California
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12-30-2012, 10:22 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mobile, AL
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I have a wire bender similar to that already, I'm wanting a radius not a sharp bend. :/ Jake |
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12-30-2012, 11:20 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sin City
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| Re: Bending 3/16 titanium in a radius?
I bend mine with a brake line bender from auto parts store. Cheap and easy.
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12-31-2012, 09:50 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Crawlerado
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| Re: Bending 3/16 titanium in a radius?
I used a pair of vise grips and the water pump pulley on a 5.0 mustang motor. You'll want something a little bit smaller than your desired radius because of how much the TI springs back.
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12-31-2012, 12:45 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mobile, AL
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| Re: Bending 3/16 titanium in a radius? Quote:
Thanks, Jake | |
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01-01-2013, 11:54 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Corona, CA
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| Re: Bending 3/16 titanium in a radius?
All you need. I got this and works just fine and can do up to 1/4 Tubing Bender - Save on this Manual Tubing Bender |
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01-01-2013, 11:58 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mobile, AL
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| Re: Bending 3/16 titanium in a radius?
Its not tubing that I'm trying to bend so I doubt a tubing bender would work, and the radius is way to tight, I'm going for an Arc about 5.5 inches in diameter similar to Egressors tuber's rear links. Having a hard time finding ideas lol Thanks for the replys Jake |
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01-01-2013, 01:20 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Corona, CA
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| Re: Bending 3/16 titanium in a radius?
Oh, ok, I see what you're trying to do. You want to do something like I did:  If you wish, we have a roller at work that I used for mine. I'm in Cali, but would be happy to roll something for you and mail it  |
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01-02-2013, 04:44 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mobile, AL
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| Re: Bending 3/16 titanium in a radius? Quote:
Thanksm Jake | |
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01-02-2013, 07:01 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Corona, CA
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The offer stands if you change your mind again, lol
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