Hi
I want to buy a home sheetmetal bender, how thick is 18 gauge steel?
Steve
1303Steve Scirocco Rare
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How thick is 18 gauge steel?
silver Dangerous when poked
2,169 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·
Not quite 2mm, I think
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Chewy Fahrvergnugen
889 posts · joined Jul 2004 ·
1.2mm
I think
I think
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1500S Custom Title Time!
1,418 posts · joined Mar 2005 ·
1.2 mm is near enough. 1.22 mm or 0.048" to be exact. Paste the address in below for a great comparison chart
www.dave-cushman.net/elect/wiregauge.html
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www.dave-cushman.net/elect/wiregauge.html
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Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l
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Steve
depends how you buy it.
18 gauge is generally the heaviest gauge we use in air cond duct work and is 1.2mm thick when youbuy it in a roll.
By the sheet in can be thinner. About 1.15 or something. The thinner stuff is imported steel
It is thick steel.
depends how you buy it.
18 gauge is generally the heaviest gauge we use in air cond duct work and is 1.2mm thick when youbuy it in a roll.
By the sheet in can be thinner. About 1.15 or something. The thinner stuff is imported steel
It is thick steel.
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i`m with bizarre, they short change on the thickness these days as most say 2mm thickness comes in as 1.9mm 🙁
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Hi
Thanks for the help. The site that 1500s posted, just goes to show how confusing this can be.
Steve
Thanks for the help. The site that 1500s posted, just goes to show how confusing this can be.
Steve
Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l
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Steve
SWG (Standard Wire Gauge) is the same as sheetmetal except that the sheets are galvanised.
They then talk about base metal gauge.
That is suppose to be 1.25mm thick
But it aint 🤪
Pedantic yes.........but when you get some young tosser consultant, who has never turned a window shaker on let alone commissioned a hospital ac system, walking round with a micrometer he bought from Supa Cheap........:vader
SWG (Standard Wire Gauge) is the same as sheetmetal except that the sheets are galvanised.
They then talk about base metal gauge.
That is suppose to be 1.25mm thick
But it aint 🤪
Pedantic yes.........but when you get some young tosser consultant, who has never turned a window shaker on let alone commissioned a hospital ac system, walking round with a micrometer he bought from Supa Cheap........:vader
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1303Steve Scirocco Rare
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Hi
Im looking at buying one of these units. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7539307596&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT
Where can you I buy non gal 18 gauge steel sheet from?
Steve
Im looking at buying one of these units. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7539307596&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT
Where can you I buy non gal 18 gauge steel sheet from?
Steve
Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l
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SMORGON STEEL GROUP LTD
Botany NSW 2019- 79-81Stephen Rd
Telephone -81 (02) 9666 4157
Caringbah NSW 2229- 31Captain Cook Drv
Telephone (02) 9524 8813
Minto NSW 2566- 56 SomersetSt
Telephone (02) 9820 3509
Padstow NSW 2211- 109-111Gow St
Telephone (02) 9790 7466
Steel is around $1500 per tonne
You get around 38 sheets to the tonne in 18 gauge - so around $40 per sheet.
Seeing as it is a one off - a bit more.
U have a u2u as well Steve
Botany NSW 2019- 79-81Stephen Rd
Telephone -81 (02) 9666 4157
Caringbah NSW 2229- 31Captain Cook Drv
Telephone (02) 9524 8813
Minto NSW 2566- 56 SomersetSt
Telephone (02) 9820 3509
Padstow NSW 2211- 109-111Gow St
Telephone (02) 9790 7466
Steel is around $1500 per tonne
You get around 38 sheets to the tonne in 18 gauge - so around $40 per sheet.
Seeing as it is a one off - a bit more.
U have a u2u as well Steve
Futue te ipsum!!!
Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l
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Steve
Spoke to one of my AC friends and that thing doesnt bend and cut per se.
It just sort of roles ends - like an end cap to a pipe
On top of that they are flat out bending 20 gauge (1mm) with full on equipment
You can see in the second pic where it is held in a vice and it is rolling a piece. To cut it sort of "pinches" it off between the rollers.
As an experiment it is may be worth a try but he reckons the $$$ could be better spent else where.
Anyone here in the forum bought one of these???
PS all his offcuts are gal. sorry
nn[ Edited on 22-8-2005 by Bizarre ]
Spoke to one of my AC friends and that thing doesnt bend and cut per se.
It just sort of roles ends - like an end cap to a pipe
On top of that they are flat out bending 20 gauge (1mm) with full on equipment
You can see in the second pic where it is held in a vice and it is rolling a piece. To cut it sort of "pinches" it off between the rollers.
As an experiment it is may be worth a try but he reckons the $$$ could be better spent else where.
Anyone here in the forum bought one of these???
PS all his offcuts are gal. sorry
nn[ Edited on 22-8-2005 by Bizarre ]
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Chewy Fahrvergnugen
889 posts · joined Jul 2004 ·
If you are looking to make bends, like square right angles,, you will need sheet metal brake, that thing looks like a roller for curves??. May be wrong.
If you are handy enough I have plans for a brake which will bend up to 1/8" which will be much cheaper to make than $250
If you are handy enough I have plans for a brake which will bend up to 1/8" which will be much cheaper to make than $250
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Chewy Fahrvergnugen
889 posts · joined Jul 2004 ·
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/SHEET-METAL-30-BENDING-BRAKE-NEW-GOTOOLS_W0QQitemZ7539314851
Thats a sheet metal brake (abit a pretty poxy lookin one)
Thats a sheet metal brake (abit a pretty poxy lookin one)
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Yeah chewy that one looks a bit poxy. The ones I use at St George TAFE look like they are from the 1900's and weight about a tonne each. These brakes are 1mm steel max as well. Although i reckon you could put in 1.5mm 🙂
Steve that other thing you posted looks like a swaging machine, they say it has cutting heads so it will cut like rotary shears i think? Looks good to me.
Steve that other thing you posted looks like a swaging machine, they say it has cutting heads so it will cut like rotary shears i think? Looks good to me.
Jon
1500S Custom Title Time!
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My god!!!!!! Are they siill teaching trades at St George???? Thought they had got rid of those "hobby" courses. Get in quick before the become extinct as well! The equipment may be old but I bet it still works. Are they proper brake presses or folders? Anyone need their case or heads bored for big cyls? Just talk nicely and we may be able to help in the Hawkesbury area for a couple of high octane sherberts!
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1303Steve Scirocco Rare
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Hi
The tool I linked to looks like it will do a few things.
Chewy If you have the plans for a folder that would be cool as well.
Steve
The tool I linked to looks like it will do a few things.
Chewy If you have the plans for a folder that would be cool as well.
Steve
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