goldenfab
Cast Iron
- Joined
- May 25, 2016
- Location
- USA Prescott , Arizona
I picked up a job to make some enclosures. Some of the thick parts are machined from 6061-T6. The thinner panels are designed to be 0.125" thick with the sharpest bends having a 0.125" inside radius. From what I could find 6061 with a T6 temper would be trouble to bend. I'm using a press brake I made - bottoming type with 90deg V die on the bottom and 0.125" radius upper die. The die opening is only like 6x (if that) the material thickness - needed to get the close bends for the hat shape. I suggested we use a -O temper and made some prototypes with it. The bends came out great but machining a cutout with a corner radius is terrible because it is so soft. My customer wants to hard coat anodize all the parts to match hence why choosing 6061 for the panels. The next plan is to try 6061-T4 for the 0.125" bent sheets.
Can anyone suggest a better idea?
Thanks,
Adam
Can anyone suggest a better idea?
Thanks,
Adam