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Calculating bend allowance, bend deduction, and kfactor. Any information provided by rogue fabrication, llc, is not an acceptable substitution for professional analysis or a promise or certification of the performance of any material or design. This software will help you predict springback by providing overbend data over a wide range of bend angles. This calculator has some handy features for tube fabricators, such as a tube. If your parts are simple 2d parts then ez will most likely do the trick.
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