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so if i make a straight railing or fence panel, is there any conceivable way to curve it after it's made? Anyone have any ideas on how something like that could be done? maybe a rolling type of bender where you send the panel in and tighten the center roller , much like the harbor freight tubing roller/bender so many people use anyway, crazy idea, I know, I just wanted to see if anyone would have any ideas on how to implement something like that
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Reply:Can you post a photo of the panel?Also a drawing of shape you need.It sounds like work for press break Dave
Originally Posted by MetalMan23
so if i make a straight railing or fence panel, is there any conceivable way to curve it after it's made? Anyone have any ideas on how something like that could be done? maybe a rolling type of bender where you send the panel in and tighten the center roller , much like the harbor freight tubing roller/bender so many people use anyway, crazy idea, I know, I just wanted to see if anyone would have any ideas on how to implement something like that
Reply:You can definitely cuve it once it has been fabricated. The problem is you're going to have to shrink metal or stretch metal to accomplish this. Once your panel is completely done it becomes more difficult in controlling getting everything to be uniform and aesthetically pleasing to the eye as you are Shrinking or stretching the metal. I guess it would ultimately depend on your knowledge base and skill level and access to the necessary tools.
Reply:It might be a slow laborious project but you could probably do it with a Jim Crow bender.https://www.indiamart.com/proddetail...496380848.html---Meltedmetal
Reply:Out here pool fencing is predominantly cheap steel panels:
The guy that did one of mine had a curved buck right on his trailer. He used a cable winch to pulled the ends down over the buck until he got the radius he wanted. They weren't tight bends, but no kinks or waves - smooth and it looked great. They do it all the time out here in AZ.
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Reply:Like most questions, the answer is..... it depends.Thin metal can bend, like Shootr showed. Thicker cross sections, though, take more oomph and can get out of whack real quick. And there isn't a good way to straighten things out if you go too far.Better to build each piece with the curve you need, then weld it all together.
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Originally Posted by MetalMan23
so if i make a straight railing or fence panel, is there any conceivable way to curve it after it's made? Anyone have any ideas on how something like that could be done? maybe a rolling type of bender where you send the panel in and tighten the center roller , much like the harbor freight tubing roller/bender so many people use anyway, crazy idea, I know, I just wanted to see if anyone would have any ideas on how to implement something like that
Reply:These are some of the radius stuff I've done over the years, I usually bend the horizontal pieces first, then fabricate, but I was just playing with the idea of fabricating first, and then rollingI might have to make 200ft of radius fencing, might be nice to be able to do that.
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Reply:There was a member TEK, i believe. He made a plate style roller for rolling fencing.Shootr are you sure those panels are steel vs aluminum? Cool Idea. I wonder if it stresses the powder coating. It usually does not like to stretch. If steel then mill scale will loosen, if not sand blasted.
Reply:That is easy. Just make curve jig and then bend by around jig. You need to make 10° to 20° curve. I did this for curve track for doors too. There I had a rounded forklift and two guys. The track was 1/2" X 6" A36 flat bar. The fence tubing is very easy For a tie bend you fill tube with sand then bend. Dave
Originally Posted by Shootr
Out here pool fencing is predominantly cheap steel panels:
The guy that did one of mine had a curved buck right on his trailer. He used a cable winch to pulled the ends down over the buck until he got the radius he wanted. They weren't tight bends, but no kinks or waves - smooth and it looked great. They do it all the time out here in AZ.
Reply:Very tie bends I had a heavy duty Rose Bud too. But fencing is easy compared to heavy steel sections.I have use for straighting too. Dave
Originally Posted by MetalMan23
so if i make a straight railing or fence panel, is there any conceivable way to curve it after it's made? Anyone have any ideas on how something like that could be done? maybe a rolling type of bender where you send the panel in and tighten the center roller , much like the harbor freight tubing roller/bender so many people use anyway, crazy idea, I know, I just wanted to see if anyone would have any ideas on how to implement something like that
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Originally Posted by tapwelder
There was a member TEK, i believe. He made a plate style roller for rolling fencing.Shootr are you sure those panels are steel vs aluminum? Cool Idea. I wonder if it stresses the powder coating. It usually does not like to stretch. If steel then mill scale will loosen, if not sand blasted.
Reply:How do plan to do. If lot you can build a open side pyramid roller. Just take a great 1/3 hp motor. Dave
Originally Posted by MetalMan23
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Reply:3 rollers at 5 or 6 ft long. Like a wide framed ring roller. The cylinder was underneath. I don't recall seeing any demonstration.
Reply:It won't help for railing made from tubing but if your top and/or bottom rails are flat bar (like several in your pics), you could get them plasma or laser cut from plate. You should be able to get decent nesting of shapes like that to minimize waste. Then, no bending at all. Of course the cutting will cost you money or time, but so does the bending...Just a thought on another way of looking at it...-DaveXMT304 with: 22A Feeder, or HF251 Hi Freq DC TIG air cooled |
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