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Joddling

Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 9:17 pm
by TerryG
I have a joddler for making repair panels but I have encountered a problem, I need to joddle a piece of metal with is an L section with a 90 degree corner so it is an L section in and L shape Is there a gadget for doing this or is the only way to cut shape and weld?

Re: Joddling

Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 9:25 pm
by JPB
Could you do the joggling in a straight line, then make a V cut, fold the two flanges in a vice and bend the piece so that the V butts up on the corner, that way, you'd only have one piece of steel covering both sides of each fold.

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Re: Joddling

Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 9:42 pm
by TerryG
unfortunately (or fortunately depending how you look at it) It is already an L shaped L. I rescued it from the scrap metal pile at work. The quality manager is a thoroughly nice guy and lets me rummage in the scrap bin for off cuts (as long as I only take the steel).
It's 2mm so I may not use it. I purchased some offcuts from a steel fabricator earlier today (£30 for 2 sq m of 1mm steel, 1 sq m of 3mm and about 500x250mm of 5mm) so I could fold, joddle, mitre cut and weld that. I have a major project thread update to do when I have the enthusiasm to sort it out.