Tonnage Chart
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Air Bending Chart
The chart gives you the minimum flange length for each vee opening, and the approx. bed radius when air bending over a particular vee opening.
Vee Opening | Minimum Flange | Approx. Bend Radius |
.156 | .125 | .024 |
.25 | .188 | .039 |
.375 | .281 | .058 |
.500 | .344 | .078 |
.625 | .437 | .097 |
.75 | .562 | .117 |
.875 | .656 | .136 |
1.00 | .687 | .156 |
1.125 | .812 | .175 |
1.25 | .875 | .195 |
1.500 | 1.125 | .234 |
2.00 | 1.375 | .312 |
2.500 | 1.750 | .390 |
3.00 | 2.188 | .468 |
4.00 | 2.687 | .625 |
5.00 | 3.500 | .780 |
6.00 | 4.500 | .936 |
8.00 | 5.500 | 1.25 |
10.00 | 6.875 | 1.56 |