The Wrong / Right Way to Bend Aluminum

[@37nz73]

5 years later and still helping others, thank you!

[@johnathankelly939]

nothing like learning how to do things from an older person, I do the same with my kids: "this is the right way and this is the wrong way" sometimes you have to dumb things down for people 🙂 thanks for making this and dumbing it down for me

[@mpxz999]

You're an amazing teacher! I snapped so much aluminum last night trying to make 90 degree brackets... This video answered all my questions! Thank you!

[@barryhamm3414]

I have a number of 90 degree bends to do in 3mm aluminium, your video has give me some ideas to try out. Thanks for sharing.

[@wiradharma7030]

Thank you, you have passed valuable experience to the next generation.

[@AluraBlum]

Oh my goodness I just absolutely adore this fella he's so adorable thanks for the great advice guy I did not know how to bend a street sign to make it a push bar for my lawn mower I know that sounds really weird but I didn't know how to bend it and you helped me and you're just so adorable doing it thank you so much

[@mrt4755]

Another neat trick for heating is your torch flame with no oxygen get the part sooty then as you heat the soot will burn off and you know your hot enough

[@johnkomosa4089]

Good job, I would bend on a radiused pc of oak, also have the crescent wrench in your hand opposite of the torch and bend it while the flame is applied, the force you apply, it will bend when ready, though your char test tells you when to get the crescent in your hand, keep the flame on the metal as you bend on a wood radius. When your remove the flame your temp drops rapidly and you tear the steel instead of mall it over the aluminum molecules stay intact and stretch when heat is applied till the end of the "stretch bend". Thank you, cool video. John.

[@Expedient_Mensch]

Aluminium will work harden, making it even more brittle. Sometime just heating and quenching it quickly (opposite to ferrous metals) will anneal it enough to allow it to bend easily.

[@gmyatko]

I've had a lot of success by bending aluminum plate in a vice by accompanying the piece with a socket, such as a 1/2" or9/16" socket. Thisproduces agood uniform minimum radius, rather than an abrupt bend which wants to fracture the aluminum. I've done this bend cold many times with 100% success.

[@johnkomosa4089]

Thanks bud.

[@barryhamm3414]

I have a number of 90 degree bends to do in 3mm aluminium, thank you for sharing your experience.

[@chrisclayton9224]

Great video thanks! I love that wood trick. It inspires me to look up melting and boiling points of common items/fluids to serve as a reference if I don’t have a fancy temp indicator.

[@13thworker45]

It is very nice of you to share your knowledge. Thank You

[@pattyrucker7030]

I have a cheap decorative rectangular aluminum sign that I would like to add a bend at one end to mimic a sled … to use as a Christmas craft project. I don’t have fancy tools. Can anyone give me advice on how to add a bend and not trash the sign in the process?

[@HighTone45]

Man this guy is the real deal! He’s waving that torch every which way, Highly combustible cans of fluid threw out his whole shop and now one accident

[@lonenightdiver6041]

If there is a fire I have 15 years drills and training.

[@jimjakosh2506]

I like your trick with the wood marking. I take it that will work with 3/8" bar stock as well. I have to bend some 3/8"x 1 1/2" about 70 degrees. Thanks,.................................. Cheers, Jim

[@straycat7247]

Great! Thanks! I already screwed up two thinner pieces by trying to cold bend!

[@The4GunGuy]

Needed to bend 1/4" aluminum bar and thought about heating it first...You confirmed my thoughts! Thanks for a straight forward video my friend!

[@lonenightdiver6041]

Three gun guy-5/7 two 45"s.

[@Allanrpsx]

Thank you, your wood trick was very helpful

[@John36915]

Can 1/4" aluminum rod be bent the same way? Just heat it up, as per instructed? I need to make some aluminum "U" bolts. Thank You.

[@patrickjames2332]

The type and condition of the aluminum alloy will have more to do with bending capabilities than pretty much anything else... stay away from 6061,7075, basically they are already in a condition generally speaking too which they won't readily bend without a large IC radius if at all, however 5052 or some of the other lower condition alloys we bend in house with near a zero IC radius and quite often well past 90° all the way to a 180° planished bend creating a rolled double thickness edge.. The condition and alloy are key.

[@KRGraphicsCG]

This is a great video!! I found an aluminium bar that i was going to use as sliced dowel pins, but now i need to figure out how to bend it to a 8.84 in radius. I don't have a blowtorch... Could i use a hest gun to soften the bar at it's bend point?

[@-thirteen]

I said.....hmmmm, what if I mess this up? let me go see the youtube, and here you are, telling me how to do it right. Good thing I looked. Thanks

[@brianquintal2321]

Great help, Bruce, need to make up protectors. Thanks

[@CrossfitCarlos]

Worked like a charm. You are the Man! thank you.

[@artstudio9673]

I love this hack/trick using wood to mark Al at around 400 deg F and ( BTW I use to say aluniemin that way too)......I still think the way the British pronounce it is more odd than the way we say it....lol great hack!!!!! Not a diver only reason I am not subscribed.

[@IndieGuvenc]

nice move pops, that was wise, thanks

[@carlcastillo5460]

That was legend!

[@foaley77]

Would this work ok for Alloy Grade 6060 / T5 want to do a 45 degree bend?

[@ArlowFarrell]

Aren't you supposed to put it in water after you heat it, then bend it?

[@lonenightdiver6041]

Back 50 plus years a go possibly/

[@wimm1392]

Thanks very much for this demo it's appreciated.

[@Luceked]

Is it needed for 2mm aluminum?

[@LawrenceAlexWu]

Impossible to find how to message you directly... 🙄 So hope you see this... It's for my tray too 🤔 I need to bend this aluminum tray... But it's thick & ridged... See the photo here... Any suggestions?

[@lonenightdiver6041]

Need to go back45 years?

[@c.douglaslyon9949]

I needed to end some pretty heavy aluminum and didn’t know how. This was a huge help , thanks.

[@hannes6114]

So heating is genuinly better than not doing so before bending?

[@Herr.Ritter]

@lonenightdiver What would you recommend in bending bent aluminium back to original position?

[@KRGraphicsCG]

You don't. Toss it

[@szentagostonka]

How bend an aluminium bicycle frame to a smaller axle wheel?

[@mullervolker9814]

wtf is alunemin?

[@mrashad219]

It's like aluminium but harder to bend.

[@macrous2120]

Say what you want but I can’t tell you how long I’ve been looking for some advice on working with alunemin. Great info here!

[@Astrosisphere]

Bending that piece of alluminium with that adjustable wrench is not the right way to bend it - you're not applying equal pressure across the surface being bent. I'd bet the side you bent from is now lower than the side you didn't and it's all now slightly twisted. You could also do with a curved radius to bend the metal over so that the bend comes out uniformly.

[@DonezaJoy]

Hi Bruce. How are you? Wow. This video of your was a success. I hope you gain a lot of subscribers. Your videos are all worth watching. Take care always.

[@lonenightdiver6041]

Which video was it and Where are you from?

[@DonezaJoy]

@@lonenightdiver6041 this video about right/wrong way to bend aluminum. Anyways, im from the Philippines, in Olongapo City. Im the eldest daughter of Agnes

[@lonenightdiver6041]

The name Joy did ring a bell, I do not check this sight that often. No travel Philippines cause Covid -19, but I have Covid -19 vaccine shot so maybe in Apr. Lost Agnes phone #?@@DonezaJoy

[@DonezaJoy]

@@lonenightdiver6041 you do not have any contact with her anymore? anyways, takecare especially now there is covid. Good thing you had the shot.

[@lonenightdiver6041]

Hopefully I will be able to make a Dive and seashell collecting trip in Apr/ May to Philippines if the Travel restrictions are lower. @@DonezaJoy

[@zippitydoodah5693]

LOL!!!! The WRONG way and the RIGHT way to say the word " aluminum ". 😂

[@deplorablesecuritydevices]

Thanks for the information!

[@vishaltrughooa9194]

How to make a curved aliminium window profile at home

[@sojinstunts]

thanks a lot for the tip sir

[@colonelangus6978]

Thanks for the tip.

[@63Ducati1]

All aluminum is not the same. Without knowing what you are doing, you have come up with a solution that works for you, but anyone trying to learn something from this will be lacking any real information. It looks like you are trying to bend 6061-T6, which will bend but only with large radius. If you bend it too short, you just proved that it cracks and often fails catastrophically. Try using 5052-H32 for bending aluminum. Minimum bend radius for ¼" could be as low as .09 (without temper removing heat) but you won't get anywhere close to that with an adjustable open end (aka "crescent") wrench. If you examine your bends, I'll wager you have tiny cracks throughout, which are failure points waiting to fail when you put two lights on or when the camera starts to wiggle around. Good luck to you. You need it.

[@johnathankelly939]

I think that's a little to technical for what most people are considering doing from this 4min video

[@orangestoneface]

bike hangers on stove l heated till soft then bent, yours seem not so soft, guessing harder bending can make cracks, at least it does when cold.

[@christophertaylor87]

Alunamin??

[@lonenightdiver6041]

Yeah your not first?

[@grunt824]

The wrong way is against the grain. It will crack every time, unless your radius is large enough. You are suppose to bend with the grain. Heating up Aluminum will take away the heat treatment. If you have a very sharp bend you can use 0 type material and get it heat treated. What he is showing is ok for home use not per say aircraft.

[@lonenightdiver6041]

Aircraft Aluminum is high tenia or does not like to bend

[@johnathankelly939]

I don't think anyone watching a 4min video is building a airplane lol

[@jukarnarius]

Thank you very much for the hit hint... Same me lot's of time :)

[@petascalecomputing]

thank you so much!!

[@luminousfractal420]

thanks for the wisdom.

[@danialm8122]

wow.. thanks for your sharing (subscribed)

[@lonenightdiver6041]

Thanks for the sub!

The right way and the wrong way to pronounce "AliuNinnum"!! 0:06

[@aviverde9031]

thanks mate!

[@lonenightdiver6041]

Glad it helped

[@ronaldgrey4458]

What is ALUNIMEN ?? You probably mean a-lu-mi-nium.

[@14goldmedals]

Didn't you train Flipper?

[@John-nn2tj]

Authentic :)

[@JemMawson]

Close your eyes and imagine you're listening to Bender from Futurama.

[@홍날비]

Can I use a gas torch?

[@lonenightdiver6041]

Probably?

[@chesshooligan1282]

Acetylene + pure oxygen burns at close to 3000 C. Butane/propane + air burns at about 2000 C. The melting temperature of aluminium is a bit above 600 C if I remember correctly. I reckon you can even melt the aluminium with a plumber's torch if you're not careful.

[@liamsilver4843]

allunimen?

[@lonenightdiver6041]

are you a English teacher? ok I failed.

[@michaelohman4980]

Are you rich halls dad? Asking for a friend

[@Chirre1989]

2:25 fancy crayons x)

[@pantherplatform]

Alunamin

[@sfv6]

What is the right and wrong way to pronounce Aluminum?

[@pinheadrc6027]

Awesome video need to make aluminum bumper for one of my radio controlled cars check us out and subscribe

[@AutodidactEngineer]

Aluminium* Spell it right first

[@lonenightdiver6041]

Ok you right

[@wiradharma7030]

Thank you, you have passed valuable experience to the next generation.

[@SamoMalo2]

Very informative video, thank you!