Hydraulic Pipe Bender
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| Hydraulic Pipe Bender | |
|---|---|
| General Info | |
| Make | Varied |
| Model | Varied |
| Serial | Unknown |
| Specs | n/a |
| Manual | n/a |
| Asylum Info | |
| Location | Metal Shop |
| Rubric | n/a |
| Training | Tool classes |
| Testing | Tool testing, or [[:Category:Metal Shop#Tool Testing
Night|come to the shop on Tool Testing Night]] |
| Restrictions | green |
Use for:
- Schedule 40 or 80 malleable steel pipe, sized to match the bender’s dies.
- Six dies match the capacity of the 12 ton hydraulic jack: 1/2”, 3/4”, 1”, 1-1/4”, 1-1/2”, 2”
- 3” and 2-1/2” dies are for the 16 ton version of this machine, not owned by the metal shop.
- Bend pipe up to 90 degrees
Do Not Use for:
- Painted pipe or pipe with debris on it. (Avoid uneven and excessive stress on the dies, and prevent flying debris.)
- Welded or excessively work hardened metals.
Hazard Analysis
- Metal can slip or snap while bending, and flakes of rust, mill scale, or paint can become airborne.
Eye protection required.
- Debris will interfere with the rollers and dies.
- Pinched fingers, skin. Keep hand away from ram, pipe, and rollers during use.
- Cuts / Scrapes from sharp cut edges of workpiece.
- Cuts / Scrapes / bruises if care is not taken to prevent metal stock from slipping during the bending process.
