Mastering Tube Annealing on 6061-T6 Aluminum Hexagon Tube

[@RayKeasler]

Those is one of the best annealing/bending of aluminum on KZbin. Great stuff!

[@RogueFabrication]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ypaulbrown]

Guys, I have watched tons of videos on bending, this is some fantastic information, you should be proud of what you achieved....... I was not expecting the hex tube to break so close to the annealed area....... Bravo......

[@RogueFabrication]

Thank you for watching!

[@acrcs3667]

Awesome info to know! And can't believe how straight it's kept the lines.

[@RogueFabrication]

Practice makes perfect 😉

[@lazyhoundracing9621]

Thanks for the awesomeness,

[@c72c]

That was satisfying to watch. But I want to see some more slow motion carnage.

[@ypaulbrown]

Outstanding......

[@mathewross3398]

watch and learn!

[@RogueFabrication]

Yes!

[@jacobdixon5335]

for 6061 2" aluminum tube would you have to anneal every bend? Can you do anodized aluminum?

[@RogueFabrication]

Only have to anneal if your test bends crack.

[@RogueFabrication]

You can bend anodized. As long as it doesn't crack.

[@bgchucklv]

What type of aluminum are those tubes? 6061 -T6?

[@RogueFabrication]

Yes, it is 6061-T6 made to ASTM B221-14

[@Le10White]

Great! Can I use Mapp?

[@RogueFabrication]

Yes you can!

[@marlinandrews4510]

You can also fill the tube with ball bearings, oil, or sand. anything that is incompressible works.

[@RogueFabrication]

We're annealing in this video (for cracking issues, not deformation). We have other videos on mandrel bending (and alternatives). I think that is what you're thinking of.

[@ypaulbrown]

One Question, if having to anneal 6061 T6 to prevent cracking, why not use 6063 ? as the annealing would lower the tensile strength of the 6061 T6.....or is it because 6063 is not available in hex tube? just a question from a FOG..... 'cheers, Paul by the way, I use a lot of 6061 T6 pipe....

[@RogueFabrication]

We couldn't find the hex aluminum in any spec other than 6061-T6 which made it a necessity for us. We decided to pass on the knowledge because sometimes it can be hard to find 6063 or 6061-0 so we wanted to show people how they can make T6 work for them if no other material is available