Bending 22 Gauge Spring Steel Sheet

1095 spring steel sheet blue temper ams 5122 sae 1095 aisi 1095 aisi 1095 0 002 thick 3 width 50 length.

Bending 22 gauge spring steel sheet. 0 017453 x 90 x 0 020 0 33 x 0 024 0 0438558984 inch bend allowance keep in mind that some metals are more brittle than others. I ve tried bending it as is it just snapped. The gauge number 18. A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters.

4 people found. Category thickness minimum bend bend radius. The steel is 1095 spring steel it s 032 thick by 200 wide. I also tried annealing with a band blade welder which really didn t work it just made the steel terribly brittle and weak.

22 gauge 0 030 0 76 mm 0 5 12 7mm. As an example if you want to bend 24 gauge sheet metal at a 90 angle the calculation would be. These sheets have a softened temper which is also known as annealed so they can be easily formed into shape and then heat treated for. Gauges are neither standard nor metric and the values are independent of those measurement systems.

It will rust in a jiffy though so some care must be given when wetting the wooden side of a guitar while bending. M d building products 56066 1 feet by 2 feet 22 ga weldable steel sheet 4 6 out of 5. One bend out of four worked there.