Bending a 4x8 sheet of plywood to a specific radius

Bending a 4x8 sheet of plywood to a specific radius

jefftaylor2010
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Bending a 4x8 sheet of plywood to a specific radius

jefftaylor2010
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Looking for tips on how to bend a flat 4x8 sheet of plywood to a radius (84" radius),plywood is 3/8" thickness.

The short side of the sheet would bend along the 84" radius

 

Drawing a mini-ramp as a self tutorial and am stuck at this step... Thanks for any tips!!

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TheCADWhisperer
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Why not model in finished form?

Knowing the circumference of a circle radius 84, you can calculate the angle for 48 inch arc length.

(See Attached)

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jefftaylor2010
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Trying to figure determine exactly where a full 4x8 sheet ends, so I can add an extra 2x4 below the edge of the sheet, to have something to screw the sheet to.

 

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TheCADWhisperer
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File>Export and then Attach *.f3d file here if you can't figure it out.

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jefftaylor2010
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See if this works...

Thank you for your help!

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TheCADWhisperer
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Accepted solution

Angle Calculation.PNG

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