Is there a way to create a bend allong a curve using the sheet metal tools. I need to curl up the curved edge of a sheet metal part. I can model it a regular solid, but is there a way that I can do it so I can still create a flat patern?
MintJulep- The flex needs to occur in the same plane as the attachment holes. Without a picture the best description I can give is a dogbone shape. Two broad attachment points connected by a thinner section that acts as the spring.
I am looking for information on designing small leaf springs. The design needs to incorperate attachment points and the spring all into one piece without any bending to form it. The plan is to cut the spring out of sheet material in a dog bone shape. The flex would occur in the plane of the...
I am working on designing a small baffled foot pump. It is designed to be blow molded out of a soft rubber or plastic. We were planning on molding the pump out of santoprene. However we want to be able to store the pump with all the baffles compressed. We learned that the baffles will not spring...
