Classes/Tube Bending
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Tube Bending Class
When: 1st Sunday of the Month
Where: Hot Metals
Instructor: Tom Judge
Minimum Class size: 5 Maximum Class size: 10
Required items
- 10 feet of 1" 0.065" wall tubing, you can pick this up from metal supermarkets in Niles for around $15. If you find a buddy and have a way of transporting a 20' section you could save on the cutting fee.
- 1" Milwaukee bi-metal hole saw http://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-1-in-Hole-Dozer-Hole-Saw-49-56-9609/202327744
- Roll of 1.5" PET masking tape https://www.amazon.com/Inch-Temperature-Polyester-Green-Masking/dp/B00VUDSH0Q/
- Have completed cold metals tier 1 authorisation
- Be authorised on bench and angle grinders
- Be authorised on a welder
Topics
- Calibrating the your bends and spring back
- Measuring bends to fit in or around things
- Large radius bending
- Bending in multiple planes
- Notching
Authorisations acquired
At the end of the class you will be authorised to use:
- Pro32 Bender
- Hulk Bender
- Beast Notcher
- Bend protractors