Results 1 to 19 of 19

Thick aluminum stock or bar

| Dismantling, Breaking Down & Maximizing Scrap
  1. #1
    redcrossnj started this thread.
    redcrossnj's Avatar
    SMF Badges of Honor


    Member since
    Oct 2011
    Location
    central jersey
    Posts
    465
    Thanks
    28
    Thanked 243 Times in 143 Posts

    Thick aluminum stock or bar

    I have some thick aluminum stock and I can't cut it anybody know of easy ways to bend it?



  2. #2
    SMF Badges of Honor


    Member since
    Nov 2011
    Location
    Milwaukee Wisc.
    Posts
    71
    Thanks
    35
    Thanked 44 Times in 22 Posts
    Hello, How thick is it? and whats the actual size?

  3. #3
    redcrossnj started this thread.
    redcrossnj's Avatar
    SMF Badges of Honor


    Member since
    Oct 2011
    Location
    central jersey
    Posts
    465
    Thanks
    28
    Thanked 243 Times in 143 Posts
    5/8 20 feet long

  4. #4
    Filthy's Avatar
    SMF Badges of Honor

    Member since
    Jul 2011
    Location
    Northern New Jersey
    Posts
    780
    Thanks
    850
    Thanked 372 Times in 202 Posts
    try propping it up on something at a slight grade and running over it where you want to bend it. my truck can bend a lot of things that i cant
    We're the renegades of Junk!

  5. #5
    hobo finds's Avatar
    SMF Badges of Honor


    Member since
    Nov 2010
    Location
    tucson, az
    Posts
    4,758
    Thanks
    6,037
    Thanked 5,912 Times in 2,558 Posts
    I think he can't cut it as he has no saw...

  6. The Following User Says Thank You to hobo finds for This Post:


  7. #6
    SMF Badges of Honor


    Member since
    Nov 2010
    Location
    Boise, ID
    Posts
    2,702
    Thanks
    2,237
    Thanked 2,352 Times in 1,014 Posts
    Hard to be a scrapper without a saw. Prolly time to buy one. Or even a grinder with thin cutoff wheel would do it.

  8. The Following User Says Thank You to IdahoScrapper for This Post:


  9. #7
    SMF Badges of Honor


    Member since
    Nov 2011
    Location
    Milwaukee Wisc.
    Posts
    71
    Thanks
    35
    Thanked 44 Times in 22 Posts
    Well it sounds as though you are quite limited for tools. Perhaps you could use a tree, place it in the base of a large branch and muscle it till it bends. Or like sombody just suggested use your car / truck, back in the day, Iv'e jambed even steel stock through my bumper and frame and bend it over, around etc. I suppose you dont have a torch? you could slightly heat it and bend it, alum heats very quickly & easily.

    I wish you Luck!

  10. #8
    skylinejack's Avatar
    SMF Badges of Honor


    Member since
    Jul 2011
    Location
    Baton Rouge, La.
    Posts
    827
    Thanks
    1,194
    Thanked 959 Times in 400 Posts
    Oh wow....nevermind. Might be another kid. Dude, 5/8 in. alum. is not hard to bend. You can even stand on one end and grab it somewhere in the middle and just pull it on over and down.
    AMERICAN BORN, AMERICAN BRED! AND I'M PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!!!

  11. #9
    SMF Badges of Honor


    Member since
    Aug 2011
    Location
    Indianapolis
    Posts
    190
    Thanks
    227
    Thanked 206 Times in 76 Posts
    You need to drop a twenty dollar bill on a cheap angle grinder and get some cut off discs for it. Also, a piece of aluminum that size might have value greater than scrap to somebody. Try to estimate the weight of it, figure out what the scrap value is, and then list it in the "Materials" section of craigslist for twice or 3X the scrap value........

  12. #10
    eesakiwi's Avatar
    SMF Badges of Honor



    Member since
    Dec 2010
    Location
    NZ
    Posts
    2,531
    Thanks
    2,909
    Thanked 2,556 Times in 1,227 Posts
    This has always worked for me.
    Take a hacksaw, or a triangle file, make a deep sharp cut where you want it to break.
    Now bend it at the break (the cuts to the outside of the bend) & it will snap cleanly.

    If it bends a bit, cut deeper.

    5/8th is 22mm. It'd be probably the perfect size to break cleanly without bending.

  13. #11
    redcrossnj started this thread.
    redcrossnj's Avatar
    SMF Badges of Honor


    Member since
    Oct 2011
    Location
    central jersey
    Posts
    465
    Thanks
    28
    Thanked 243 Times in 143 Posts
    guys its actullay a heavy duty aluminunm bleacher

  14. #12
    Filthy's Avatar
    SMF Badges of Honor

    Member since
    Jul 2011
    Location
    Northern New Jersey
    Posts
    780
    Thanks
    850
    Thanked 372 Times in 202 Posts
    thats a lot of extruded.

  15. #13
    eesakiwi's Avatar
    SMF Badges of Honor



    Member since
    Dec 2010
    Location
    NZ
    Posts
    2,531
    Thanks
    2,909
    Thanked 2,556 Times in 1,227 Posts
    What did I say? 5/8 is 22mm... OMG! 7/8 is 22.22mm

    5/8 is 16mm......

  16. #14
    SMF Badges of Honor


    Member since
    Oct 2011
    Location
    Canada
    Posts
    169
    Thanks
    29
    Thanked 72 Times in 40 Posts
    If it is a big bleacher... Either invest in a sawzall (which will pay for itself on something that big) or a gas powered cut-off saw. You don't want to be cutting up a bleacher with a hacksaw!!

  17. #15
    injunjoe's Avatar
    SMF Badges of Honor



    Member since
    Jan 2011
    Location
    Central, FL
    Posts
    1,309
    Thanks
    1,249
    Thanked 1,194 Times in 594 Posts
    Skilsaw armed with a plywood blade backwards and a tube of wax to lube the blade. Will cut like butter.
    When the white man discovered this country Indians were running it
    no taxes, no debt, women did all the work.
    White man thought he could improve on a system like this. - Old Cherokee saying

    I did not surrender, they took my horse and made him surrender. - Lone Watie

  18. #16
    SMF Badges of Honor


    Member since
    Sep 2011
    Posts
    152
    Thanks
    30
    Thanked 47 Times in 29 Posts
    20 dollar Harbor Freight sawzall. Then go buy some decent blades.

  19. #17
    injunjoe's Avatar
    SMF Badges of Honor



    Member since
    Jan 2011
    Location
    Central, FL
    Posts
    1,309
    Thanks
    1,249
    Thanked 1,194 Times in 594 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by G_P View Post
    20 dollar Harbor Freight sawzall. Then go buy some decent blades.
    When cutting extruded aluminum a skill saw with a plywood blade will be the tool of choice to scrap this project. 10,000 screen room builders can't be wrong! Not sure where you are from but here in Florida it is pool cage country! Pert near every home has a screen room and they were cut with a waxed plywood blade!

  20. #18
    SMF Badges of Honor


    Member since
    Nov 2011
    Location
    New York
    Posts
    35
    Thanks
    4
    Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by injunjoe View Post
    Skilsaw armed with a plywood blade backwards and a tube of wax to lube the blade. Will cut like butter.
    I'm definately goin for that tomorrow, will it work on stainless too? I have some fireproof stainless pipes coming from fire boxes that are laughing at my sawzall and grinder

  21. #19
    injunjoe's Avatar
    SMF Badges of Honor



    Member since
    Jan 2011
    Location
    Central, FL
    Posts
    1,309
    Thanks
    1,249
    Thanked 1,194 Times in 594 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by Ry4nscr4p View Post
    I'm definately goin for that tomorrow, will it work on stainless too? I have some fireproof stainless pipes coming from fire boxes that are laughing at my sawzall and grinder

    No it will not work for Stainless! Only Aluminum!


  22. Similar threads on the Scrap Metal Forum

    1. Hello from Diamond Bar, CA
      By Nubsoft in forum Introduce yourself
      Replies: 3
      Last Post: 11-05-2012, 09:13 PM
    2. Shredder stock
      By gotobey in forum Scrap Metal Questions and Answers
      Replies: 10
      Last Post: 10-29-2012, 08:02 PM
    3. Best way to strip thick wire like this?
      By Backwell in forum Dismantling, Breaking Down & Maximizing Scrap
      Replies: 25
      Last Post: 02-22-2012, 10:33 PM
    4. Why recycling is better than the stock market.
      By CMHN in forum Off Topic Discussions
      Replies: 10
      Last Post: 08-13-2011, 11:13 AM
    5. The bar is open
      By parrothead in forum Off Topic Discussions
      Replies: 7
      Last Post: 02-15-2011, 12:36 AM

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

 
Browse the Most Recent Threads
On SMF In THIS CATEGORY.





OR

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

The Scrap Metal Forum

    The Scrap Metal Forum is the #1 scrap metal recycling community in the world. Here we talk about the scrap metal business, making money, where we connect with other scrappers, scrap yards and more.

SMF on Facebook and Twitter

Twitter Facebook