Whetstone
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Mar 27, 2011
- Location
- Providence RI
I am working on a project where I want to form a slight flare on the end of a aluminum tube. I plan on using 1.125" x 4" solid stock (any recommendations on alloy?) and boring to 1", 3.875" deep. So I would end up with a 4" tube with a solid end with a 0.0625 wall. On the open end I would like to flare about 1/4" of the end out 10 degrees. What is the best way to form it? I would like to make 1-5 to start with the possibility of making a few hundred a year. I have a small (7 ton) knuckle press that I was thinking of using. What type of tool would I use? I think that I could turn a female from that held the tube ( small spring on the bottom to eject part). Drop in the turned aluminum part and have a 10 degree cone come down to form the end. Does this sound like it would work?