Jul 7, 2011 #1 Dogberry Mechanical Nov 14, 2006 17 0 0 EU Hi, Is there such a thing as a 'radial jack', i.e. a disc that expands radially when actuated? For example, you could place it in a round hole in an elastic material, actuate it, and it would open up that hole to a greater diameter. Thanks, Ed
Hi, Is there such a thing as a 'radial jack', i.e. a disc that expands radially when actuated? For example, you could place it in a round hole in an elastic material, actuate it, and it would open up that hole to a greater diameter. Thanks, Ed
Jul 7, 2011 1 #2 flash3780 Mechanical Dec 11, 2009 828 0 0 US Sounds like you're looking for a pipe expander. Upvote 0 Downvote
Jul 7, 2011 #3 rb1957 Aerospace Apr 15, 2005 15,595 0 36 CA or a mandral like they use to cold work (expand) holes. is this meant for a one time operation or repeated (if repeated, then probably neither of these suggestions'll work for you). what's the scale of this ? inches? feet? meters? if it's really large, then you can visualise a bunch a push-rod actuators arranged round a circle ... Upvote 0 Downvote
or a mandral like they use to cold work (expand) holes. is this meant for a one time operation or repeated (if repeated, then probably neither of these suggestions'll work for you). what's the scale of this ? inches? feet? meters? if it's really large, then you can visualise a bunch a push-rod actuators arranged round a circle ...
Jul 7, 2011 Thread starter #4 Dogberry Mechanical Nov 14, 2006 17 0 0 EU Cheers guys, the pipe expander was what I was looking for. The scale was 100mm diameter. Upvote 0 Downvote