If you are aware of a commercially available product that I can modify then please let me know, I havent found one, bear in mind I want the ability with it to shape it into various shapes and not just crimp it
From what I can find in google regarding the force required to crimp upto 2mm wire is:
Manual crimpers for small aluminum sleeves (e.g., for wire ropes up to 1/16 inch or 2 mm) typically require around 100–200 lbs of force
This should be sufficent for my needs, hope this...
Yes I have looked at a lot of crimpers, and swagers, but the only one that can come close to what I want is the hydraulic crimper
I have no way to measure the force required, but as you can see in the previous pic, the compression of the nut and bolts causes roughly the same as my 10 ton...
Thanks for your input dvd
I understand that there will be significant forces within the gearing system and it will need to be made to withstand them, also certain safety aspects may need to be in place within the gearbox design to not over stress it
Ive looked at a lot of different types of...
I want to devise/make a hand tool that “ideally” is as cost effective as possible to produce
The tool needs to squash an aluminum crimp/or the like, into a symmetrical shape ie an oval, at the same time locking within it, wire rope
The tool will need to be small with a maximum size, to fit...
Thanks so much everyone for helping and advising with this problem!
Looking at the last couple of posts shows there are methods to produce the type of pipe end I'm looking for, I will look in more detail at the links MintJulep posted and hopefully they will provide the actual processes involved...
I’m not looking for a sealed off pipe. I need the end of the pipe to be in a tapered cone shape ideally with an opening/hole at the end. I just want to know if a process, or more importantly what machine and process is able to reduce/shrink a metallic pipe in such a way?
Yes the tube/pipe needs to be one piece so it needs to spin if thats the method of being able to shape it. thinking about it, the length of it will hopefully not be a problem
Thanks for the vids - Metal spinning looks promising, there again, the length of the pipe could be a problem
See attached pic - very rough sketch
Doesnt matter about sealing the end as it needs a hole of around 0.5mm to 1.5mm depending (Its not a problem if too much material is gathered at the...
Ok..
A crimped end would not work as it would need a true hemisphere to create the seal
The pipe would need to support up to 1.2 PSI and would seal within its fitting, This is not the problem as I would incorporate a joining component that would secure the pipe
If necessary, heat could be...
Thanks for the reply and video's
The goal is to do the opposite of what they are doing on the videos, basically shrinking the tube to create a spherical cone shape which would terminate the pipe
It is on a much smaller scale - between 4mm to 15mm diameter pipe (depending) with a wall thickness...
Hi everyone!
I am looking for a machine that can produce a tapered cone shape from a metallic pipe/tube, but I’m unsure of the actual machine and process necessary to get this result.
I can only immagine that a progressive or multidirectional press may work or possibly some kind of rolling...