Re: [rp-ml] Bending Steel Studs

Steel studs are channels and have to be stabilized during bending. Usually
cold rolled steel and therefore have much of the ductile properties rolled
out, i.e. higher yield point and lower strain to failure. I would use
something else but if you absolutly have to bend them you need to fill the
channel with a low melting point alloy bend as needed and then melt out the
alloy. If you are bending on the major axis, do it with clamp plates to
prevent twist. Figure out the strains on the back of an envelope before
you start to see if it is feasible.

Hope this helps.

Peter Blacklin
Optimum Solutions Inc.
Columbia MD

443 756 7775 cell

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonathan Chertok" <chertok22@hotmail.com>
To: <rp-ml@rapid.lpt.fi>
Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2004 12:35 PM
Subject: [rp-ml] Bending Steel Studs

> List,
>
> Anybody know where I could go to get some information on bending 2x6 steel
> studs?
>
> Anybody know anyone that has done it. Anybody know someone that has set up
a
> jig to do it?
>
> Can you tack weld steel studs to steel studs? Do you need to heat them
prior
> to bending? Are they still considered structurally sound?
>
> I'd love to catch up with someone that has done some freeform shapes out
of
> them.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jonathan
>
> P.S. If you can't find it on the RPML, where else can you find it?
>
>
>
>
>
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>
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>
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Received on Mon Apr 26 20:21:18 2004