Guided Bend Test Equipment Suggestion

Date 11-11-2012 21:30

I'm looking for suggestions on a guided bend tester. I want something manually operated and inexpensive. I've seen fischer engineering and some other styles but I'm just looking for a bottle jack style. Can anyone lead me to a company that sells any?

What do you all use for portable testing? I'm open for suggestions. Thanks,

By 803056

Date 11-11-2012 23:17

Built my own.

Al

By welderbrent (*****)

Date 11-12-2012 04:39

Built my own. Works on my shop press or with a more portable unit.

Have a Great Day, Brent

By jwright650 (*****)

Date 11-12-2012 11:26

Here is one we built several years ago using a 12Ton bottle jack...

By ssbn727 (*****)

Date 11-14-2012 02:54

Has that one been insured??? Has it been checked to make sure all welds are sound??? How much does it go over what it's rated for??? What's the safety factor???

Just because it was made there doesn't mean that one can assume that everything is a-okay.

Henry

By qcrobert (***)

Date 11-15-2012 19:22

John, I have the same arrangement except turned upside down of yours.

QCRobert

By jshot

Date 11-15-2012 23:23

Thank you all for your help. Building one is probably the way I'll go. Cheapest one I can find is 700 dollars. I have the material, just need to purchase a jack. I'll use the dimensions specified in figure 4.17 of D1.1. There is no code that i know of not allowing you to build your own CORRECT? As long as a full bend is made with the dimensions in 4.17 is used then everything should be fine.

By jwright650 (*****)

Date 11-16-2012 11:23

The radius produced by the equipment for the ksi of the material is the most important thing. Just get that right and it doesn't really matter how you get there as long as it's cold bending/stretching the material to the correct radius.