Straightening steel plate
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I have a piece of 10mm thick steel plate and i've welded a strengthing spine up the back to stop it bending and its warped.
My own fault by not letting it cool between welds
Anyway any ideas on flattening a 10mm piece of steel 6 inches wide and 18 inches long.
Would a big fat weld down the face opposite the spine work?
My own fault by not letting it cool between welds
Anyway any ideas on flattening a 10mm piece of steel 6 inches wide and 18 inches long.
Would a big fat weld down the face opposite the spine work?
thinfourth2 said:
I have a piece of 10mm thick steel plate and i've welded a strengthing spine up the back to stop it bending and its warped.
My own fault by not letting it cool between welds
Anyway any ideas on flattening a 10mm piece of steel 6 inches wide and 18 inches long.
Would a big fat weld down the face opposite the spine work?
Maybe, but with the additional stiffness created by the new spine, you may end up needing a BIG weld. You really need a press to flatten it. Most fab' shops would help you out (for a drink).My own fault by not letting it cool between welds
Anyway any ideas on flattening a 10mm piece of steel 6 inches wide and 18 inches long.
Would a big fat weld down the face opposite the spine work?
Unfortunately, Aberdeenshire is not local to me, otherwise I would have offered to help.
Heat and a press. Using a press without heat, you'd have to overcome the elasticity of the steel by bending beyond the curve the other way so when it springs back it'll be straight. (Which may be prevented by the piece you've welded on)
Using a press with plenty of heat you should be able to destress the material and take the bend out without having to bend it a long way.
Using a press with plenty of heat you should be able to destress the material and take the bend out without having to bend it a long way.
Can you bodge one?
You'd have to bend it beyond stretch (no heat) but you could put both ends up on bricks and lower a car onto the middle of the plate until the bend is reversed, when lifted it should go straightish! You may have to bend it a few times, a bit more each time if you get my drift to get it true.
Or put it in a pothole and get a bus to run it over!
All this work and it's a five minute job with a 20 ton press!
I'd start looking for friendly engineering shops and offering beer!
You'd have to bend it beyond stretch (no heat) but you could put both ends up on bricks and lower a car onto the middle of the plate until the bend is reversed, when lifted it should go straightish! You may have to bend it a few times, a bit more each time if you get my drift to get it true.
Or put it in a pothole and get a bus to run it over!
All this work and it's a five minute job with a 20 ton press!
I'd start looking for friendly engineering shops and offering beer!
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