Piero
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Hi guys
Looking for a little outside the box thinking
I want to get a one off tube bent for a motorcycle handle bar.
I've tried tubella, as they offer a bending service only they don't have the centerline radios for the 22mm dies.
I am trying to bend/have bent, a 22mm dia stainless tube of 2mm wall
Two different centerline radioses, three bends in total
The center off the handle bar needs a center radios of 5" (tubella has 4.5 and 5.5)
The two outer bends ideally would be less than 2" center line radios (tubella has 2.25)
Although the two outers are not critical but I want a nice tight bend.
I was thinking of trying to find a motorcycle frame builder????
The fill with sand trick and heat has always puzzled me, how could that possibly work.
If you fill a plastic bag with sand, even with no air it shapes all Iver the place. Think boxing bunch bag.
I know a lot of people recommend it but I cant see it as actually doing much
What would you guys do if you had this particular job to do ???
Lastly, as its stainless, I don't really want to get the tube cherry red as it might damage its cell structure (but I am not to sure off that concern)
Looking for a little outside the box thinking
I want to get a one off tube bent for a motorcycle handle bar.
I've tried tubella, as they offer a bending service only they don't have the centerline radios for the 22mm dies.
I am trying to bend/have bent, a 22mm dia stainless tube of 2mm wall
Two different centerline radioses, three bends in total
The center off the handle bar needs a center radios of 5" (tubella has 4.5 and 5.5)
The two outer bends ideally would be less than 2" center line radios (tubella has 2.25)
Although the two outers are not critical but I want a nice tight bend.
I was thinking of trying to find a motorcycle frame builder????
The fill with sand trick and heat has always puzzled me, how could that possibly work.
If you fill a plastic bag with sand, even with no air it shapes all Iver the place. Think boxing bunch bag.
I know a lot of people recommend it but I cant see it as actually doing much
What would you guys do if you had this particular job to do ???
Lastly, as its stainless, I don't really want to get the tube cherry red as it might damage its cell structure (but I am not to sure off that concern)