Can I bend 3mm Aluminium sheet at home?

would you be better using a roller to get the round effect instead of bending it a little at a time

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Originally Posted by richard4u2

would you be better using a roller to get the round effect instead of bending it a little at a time

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yep

Thanks again guys..

Cal - I was just about to shoot you a message to see what thickness you used on yours - but you answered my question.

I think I will go 1.6 or 2mm plate alloy sheet. I don't plan on standing on it.

Will get some pics up in the next couple of weeks.

Cheers
Andrew

i had the opertunity to grab 5x 2400x1200 3mm sheets for 200 for the lot, so it was an easy choice for the 3mm for me :)

Its pretty tough, several times now i have been lent over into a fairly solid tree and had to drag the radius section of the roof along it being so high and such a long vehicle, i also dragged the side of it around a tree branch sticking out a few times at fraser. Just had to wipe the remains of the tree bark off and you wouldnt even know it happened.

I managed to bend full sheets of 3mm checker plate for my tray floor by scoring/cutting a slight groove (about 1mm) into the back of it, clamping it to a large flat horizontal surface, and then pushing down on it with the bucket of my small tractor. I guess you don't have a small tractor with a bucket though Andrew :angel:.

Sorry I don't have a better picture than this with me:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...2012/11/45.jpg

James.

My existing canopy frame has small round bents exactly like Cal415 custom frame.

I have a sheet metal shop just around the corner from my work who reckon they can do it out of 3mm, but they are yet to see the truck.

Hopefully next week I will drive into work and get them to see it they can do it.

Are thinking about it some more, I would prefer 3mm sheet so that it can be walked on and I will probably make ladder/surfboard racks later on.

Thanks