Difference between revisions of "Hitch feed"

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In this mode, the clamp will hold the tube and the carriage will back up the distance of the next feed, the collet will re-grip the tube and continue as normal.  This is useful for tubes that are longer than the machine length.
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This is a carriage feed mode where the clamp holds the tube while the carriage backs up the distance of the next feed, the pressure die closes, the bend is made, the collet then re-grips the tube and feeds and rotates as normal.  This is useful for tubes that are longer than the machine length.

Revision as of 02:23, 31 May 2008

This is a carriage feed mode where the clamp holds the tube while the carriage backs up the distance of the next feed, the pressure die closes, the bend is made, the collet then re-grips the tube and feeds and rotates as normal. This is useful for tubes that are longer than the machine length.