Pie Cut Calculator for Exhaust Tube
Posted by Hotside - Dave on 14th Apr 2024
originally posted on astand.com.au 28 May 2023 by Dave, moved here 14 April 2024
Pie Cuts - how to create a bend in a tube without actually “bending” it. Just like the name suggests - a piece cut from a pie; when you place multiple cut pieces together, they start to create a circular bend.
The Pie Cut calculator below will give you the two basic parameters to mark out and cut a series of pie cuts for a particular bend - or simply purchase our ready made pie cuts or Pie Cut Marking Template Jigs
Not for everyone, but if want some welding practice, pie cuts do have some really unique features which can not be achieved with a typical mandrel bend. Pie cuts do have some advantages:
- unlimited bend shapes to manoeuvre around tight places
- compound bends by clocking the pie cuts at different angles
- tighter bends possible than mandrel bends
- somewhat cheaper than mandrel bends
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