I have a friend I've been making some 'custom' handles for some equipment he has. These are pretty simple handles that you grab with your hand to help move the equipment around. I've made a dozen but he wants 'more' and I'm not that interested unless it gets easier.
Part of the handle - the part you grab - is a J shaped piece of 1" OD SS. I've tried a few different types of SS and the stuff they use for brewery/beverage equipment seems best. It has a 1.5MM wall.
I've been buying 1" OD SS elbows then welding a 1" piece of SS tube on one end and a 4-3/8" piece on the other end. The shape of these handles is pretty much 'non-negotiable' for a variety of reasons. This works well but is a pain....the alignment, welding, and grinding smooth is not difficult but it's a lot of time and trouble that could be avoided if I could buy these pieces already bent.
So....where do I look or who do I talk to for this sort of thing? In fact, the pipes could be carbon steel if they had a fairly smooth OD; they don't need to be SS. They could also be thicker wall though not thinner wall.
Part of the handle - the part you grab - is a J shaped piece of 1" OD SS. I've tried a few different types of SS and the stuff they use for brewery/beverage equipment seems best. It has a 1.5MM wall.
I've been buying 1" OD SS elbows then welding a 1" piece of SS tube on one end and a 4-3/8" piece on the other end. The shape of these handles is pretty much 'non-negotiable' for a variety of reasons. This works well but is a pain....the alignment, welding, and grinding smooth is not difficult but it's a lot of time and trouble that could be avoided if I could buy these pieces already bent.
So....where do I look or who do I talk to for this sort of thing? In fact, the pipes could be carbon steel if they had a fairly smooth OD; they don't need to be SS. They could also be thicker wall though not thinner wall.