Flat Sided Oval Tube Bending

Dig tube ltd is based in wrentham suffolk england in it s 5000 sq ft factory fitted with state of the art cnc and conventional machine tools.

Flat sided oval tube bending.

We also have a large suite of tooling. Block the bottom of the tube with wood fill the tube with sand pack it down block the top with wood so that the sand is compressed. Louisiana steel manufactures flat sided oval steel tubing in a variety of materials including carbon alloy stainless and exotics. If you don t have a fancy machine and only want to produce one or two bends sand bend it.

Tube wall thickness 0 5mm to 7mm depending on alloy tolerance and temper. We can also produce the tubing in various types of steel including hot rolled hot rolled pickled and oiled and cold rolled. This great alternative to box section tubing. It is more likely than a round to flatten or buckle in the bend area see figure 3.

We can cold form most tubular metal sections in many materials prototype or small batch production singular or complete assemblies to your specification. 3mm to 170mm o d. Range is from 1 489 to 12 000 on the major axis and 577 to 10 000 on the minor axis along with wall thicknesses from 049 to 1 000 thick. Clean rounded lines and a flat sided profile provide strength for architectural purposes with a flat side useful for fixing to other elements.

Determine centreline bend radius and minimum straight distance between bends for flat sided oval tube bending hardway. Blended radius corners and a slight convex side provide greater strength than standard round tubing. This allows us to provide you with an extensive tube bending service fit for your individual needs. Aluminium tube precision aluminium drawn tube size range.

A nonround tube does not support itself. Now try to bend it with your tools or by beating it over a mandrel. Aluminium drawn tube is available in rectangular flat sided oval and special aluminium shapes manufactured to order.