Metal Fab shops with Brake press capabilities??

[papromike]

Guys, I am looking for a local So.CAL metal shop that do some brake press jobs for me.

Any suggestions???

I have a piece of 3/8" 6061 I need to have bent for my skid place on my ZJ..


thanks for any input..

Michael

[mrblaine]

Originally posted by papromike
Guys, I am looking for a local So.CAL metal shop that do some brake press jobs for me.

Any suggestions???

I have a piece of 3/8" 6061 I need to have bent for my skid place on my ZJ..


thanks for any input..

Michael

I'm not sure you can successfully bend 6061 unless they are large radius bends of a fairly shallow angle. Most of the thinner stuff I've seen attempted winds up with severe cracking on the OD of the radius.

Most stuff in 6061 is cut and welded at the right angles.

How many bends and what angles?

[papromike]

Blaine 2 bends on each side, one at a 15 degree angle and the other at a 75 degree from the 15 degree angle, basically to make a 90 on the ends.


shaped kinda like this.





do you think this will be a problem????


thanks for the help Blaine