Evening all,

I am after a wraparound bend tester that will handle 13 mm thick material, 50 mm wide and pull a 180 degree bend around a former 35 to 65 mm dia. Making the formers is easy enough, but trying to find a bend machine that will cope with the 13 mm thickness that is not hydraulic or very expensive to ship international is a challenge. Before I look to make one is there anybody out there who may be able to recommend an off the shelf one?
I'd like to avoid the plunger types because they tend to get stuck or don't bend evenly - especially on Aluminium where the HAZ tends to be soft...

Something like the No 2 machine from Hossfeld would be excellent - but without the USD$3000 to freight it please....

https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...=hossfeld+no+2

Thanks & regards too all, Leaner.


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