Flat Blank Length: Bend Allowance and K-Factors
This lesson is part of the course
In this lesson
You look up a fictional K-factor from each bracket's radius-to-thickness ratio, calculate the bend allowance with RADIANS and add it to the straight legs to get the flat blank length the laser has to cut.
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Lessons in this course
- Flat Blank Length: Bend Allowance and K-Factors Locked
- Bend Deduction: From Outside Flange Dimensions to the Blank Locked
- Part Area, Weight & Material Cost per Part Locked
- Nesting: Parts per Sheet, Sheets Needed & Material Utilisation Locked
- Laser Cut Time: Cut Length, Pierces & Machine Cost Locked
- Press Brake Time: Setups, Bends per Part & Spreading the Setup Locked
- Finishing & Extras: Coating Area, Inserts and Packaging Locked
- The Quote: Cost Build-Up, Margin & Price per Part by Batch Size Locked