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01-01-2011, 03:41 PM | #1 |
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Metal Bending
Not sure if this is where this goes Jeff. Feel free to move it if it belongs somewhere else.
I bought an Ultimate seat on Ebay. It has a slot for a backrest but no backrest came with it. The Ultimate rest costs $200. Not doing that ::) I have a rest that I cut down the metal on to make it fit in the slot. Now I need to bend the steel to make it conform to the angles of the seat. Do I just heat it with a bernz-a-matic torch till it is orange and beat it with a hammer. If that works , do I need to immediately drop it into water to make the metal resistant to bending again?
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01-01-2011, 04:01 PM | #2 |
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How thick and wide is the metal Tim? If it's no wider than 1 1/2" and isn't thicker than 3/16" you may be able to clamp it down in a vise and cold bend it with the help of a 3# mall or ball peen hammer. Heating it would make bending it much easier if it is thicker or wider.
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01-01-2011, 04:11 PM | #3 |
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Hey Mitch,
It's approx. 1/4" thick and 1 1/2" wide. My work bench isn't the solidest I have seen :-[ Don't think hammering is a good idea ;) If I heat it will it take the temper out? If I drop it in water will while hot, will it keep the temper in?
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01-01-2011, 04:15 PM | #4 |
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Yeah, you would have to heat it being it's 1/4" thick. And it shouldn't lose any temper being regular carbon steel. If it was an alloy that would be a different story.
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01-01-2011, 04:33 PM | #5 |
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Thanks Mitch. I'll give it a shot. Hope it works, dont want to spend $200 on a new rest but this back of mine needs one for any ride I take longer than 1 1/2 miles
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01-01-2011, 05:43 PM | #6 |
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Just heating it and bending will be fine for that bracket as Mitch said, it would be good to give it a shot of paint when your done to keep it from rusting on you.
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01-01-2011, 07:46 PM | #7 |
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If it is carbon steel heating it will pull some carbon to the surface. Make sure you do a good sand (or wire brush) prime and paint or it will rust where it was heated.
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01-01-2011, 09:51 PM | #8 |
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I have made and alterted several seat posts. Most were made from 3/16" strap steel. While you can bend it with a vise, heat and hammer you may not get the best results. The last ones I did, I traced out the bend lines on card stock and took the metal to a local metal shop who bent them on a break for a couple of bucks. It took all of 10 minutes using the break.
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01-03-2011, 10:30 AM | #9 |
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My kids and I watch Avatar, the last air bender all the time. I chuckled when I first saw this topic because either Aang (Avatar) or Toph (earthbender) would be able to bend the metal for you easily.
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01-03-2011, 12:41 PM | #11 |
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I got the Ultimate driver's seat, with the high $$$ driver's backrest for Christmas. So far, I've only been able to ride a single day (250 miles) since installing it. Let me know if I can be of help with any specifics on the seat or backrest.
ETA- The backrest is adjustable, in that it can be moved forward or backward with the adjustment of a single bolt.
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I got the seat on and the rest installed. I had to cut some of the stock passenger seat back so the Ultimate seat would fit. I think I am going to like it. Still have to wire brush the metal and paint but I have lots of time to do that before riding season.
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