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Flat patterns and bend allowances · Lesson 3 of 4

Flat patterns and bend allowances: methods and worked application

Three methods with worked numbers: the AFS order blank, the developed blank with hems and a reverse bend, and K from test pieces, then how the drawing reaches the folder.

You will be able to: Work out the AFS order blank and a developed blank for a hemmed profile, calibrate K from test pieces, and record every assumption and unit.

12 min · 12 slides · 9 questions

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Videos for this lesson

What this video shows: Starts at the video's bend allowance chapter (01:24), followed by its bend deduction chapter (03:44): how much to remove from the flat pattern so the bent part comes out at the drawn size.

Video: How to Calculate Bend Allowance and Bend Deduction - Education Chapter 5 Lesson 5 by SendCutSend, on YouTube. Chosen from the video's published description.

What this video shows: An operator forms a range of trim parts on a Thalmann TD150 double folder in automatic and semi-automatic modes; a folder at work, not AFS's machine.

Video: Thalmann TD150 6.4 Double Folder - Forming Different Parts by CIDAN Machinery Group, on YouTube. Chosen from the video's published description.

Glossary

Order blank
The AFS quote and order blank: the mold-line legs plus the FlashDraft hem allowances.
Developed blank
A blank worked out with a bend deduction at each bend and developed hems; a preliminary estimate.
Inside setback
tan(turn/2) x R: the setback used where the measured face is on the inside of a bend.
Test piece
A strip of the job's material bent and measured to find K; also called a coupon.