length of part before bend

[rgollar]

I was wondering how to figure out how long to cut a piece of stock the has one leg 3" long, and the other leg 2" long. With a 1/4" radius and the material is 1/4" thick. So it looks like a l. Do you just add the 3" leg and the 2 leg and cut it 5"? Thanks in advance.

[Mic6]

Google "K-Factor"

[rgollar]

thank you

[Mic6]

Figure it out?

[rgollar]

Sure did. I also created an excel spread sheet. That all you have to do is fill in the length of each leg,the thickness, the radius, the angle being bent, and it will give you a straight length cut size. Thanks for the proper wording to google. I tried to find it first but did not know what to call it.

[Fred @ Slate Industries]

I spent a month in 1985 studying "Bend allowence's" during my apprenticship program classes.

And Now...it's on Google at a mouse click away.

 

1.4142 - the radius X the stock thickness...+ ahhh nevermind Google it

[Fred @ Slate Industries]

Dbl Post...sorry