GlineRacing · Shop tool

Tube Bend + Notch

Build v47 · head back bar notch clocks now load at 0 / 0 (Greg's good real cut; at 0 the horns sit in line with the T, deepest point 90° from it) · fallback file: Flipped End 2 from T mark (Combined file unchanged) · clamp T stem now points AWAY from the bend (outside the clamp block); T bar unchanged · notch G-code matches the picture (T line A0/A180 = bend plane) · notch clock turns the fishmouth · one T-mark clock per bend · one clamp T per bend · saddle angle = shape · bend deg = pipe

Engrave clamp tees, cut fishmouths (back notch sets length), then bend. Default: one Combined NC with M0 between mark and cut.

1.5 × .120 · 6″ CLR · offset 6″
Offline · MASSO T112 both passes

Mark notches, then cut off Engrave wattage Cut wattage Off — notches mark or cut as they do now.

Straight cut Cut length (in) Off — bend + notch. Turn on for a plain square cutoff.

Shop dock · blank + downloads

Blank length

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Live calc — saw the tube to this.

Mark power → Combined NC pauses at M0 → raise to cut power → cycle start.

Tube

Tube OD (in)What you’re bending. Wall (in)ID saddle only — not blank length. CLR (in)Die centerline radius. Part nameGoes on the Engrave label and filenames.

U / shoulder bar

Left / right legs + middle = tangent gap between bends by default. Parent C–C is optional under U options.

Left / End 1 Middle (tangent T–T)Gap between bend tangents on the flat blank. Change “Middle is” below for parent C–C.Using tangent middle: 12.00″ Right / End 2 Bend 1 (deg) Bend 2 (deg)

Cage24: 33.46 / 13.46 / 33.42 · two 90s · 6″ CLR.

Bend sequence Bend from the middle outward and flip between bends. Dual gold Ts sit on the front face of the Rogue clamp (furthest edge away from the bend) — that is the 6″ offset mark, not the clamp centerline. ¾″ arc left/right of that front-face station so marks stay visible beside the block. Y toward pipe CTR: B1 tee past the 90 on the middle (end+offset); B2 = start−offset. Do not move B2. Dual ¾″ side marks clear the 1.5″ clamp block. Clock stems to Rogue zero-degree marks.

U options — set clamp, middle width

Bend 2 set clamp0 = same plane. 180 = S. Middle is Use Tangent for the flat gap between bends. Parent C–C subtracts 2×CLR (12″ C–C @ 6″ CLR → 0″ gap — bends touch).

More bends — L, S, extra bends

Clamp offset

Bender Clamp offset (in)Rogue distance from bend start to the front face of the clamp (furthest edge away from the bend) — default 6″. Not clamp center. Center-out: B1 past the 90 (end+offset); B2 start−offset.

Bend stick (extra pipe)

Sacrificial pipe on both ends so the tube still holds the roller after the bend (default 6″ each). Notches and tees stay on the finished part — trim stick after.

Same stick both ends

End 1 stick (in)Past End 1 / horn — roller hold after the bend. Blank tip is Y0. End 2 stick (in)Past End 2 — same roller hold on the other end.

Engrave pass

Engrave clamp T marks (both sides) Engrave die lineup marks

When on: dual side Ts on the clamp front-face Y (bend start ± Rogue offset toward CTR), ¾″ arc beside that face so they clear the block (tops face each other, stems away from the bend so they run outside the clamp block, nothing inside that clear zone). Stem clocks to the Rogue zero-degree face. When off: no clamp T marks. Optional die-face ticks only if “Engrave die lineup marks” is on (same front-face Y). Engrave/T112 mark power only — never in Cut.

Clamp T side offset (in)Arc length on tube OD left/right of the front-face weld-seam / A0 at the clamp face. 0 = single T on A0 at that face. Engrave part label

Type a part name to burn a label on a straight.

Parent tube / fishmouth

Leave square if the end is plain. Notch the flat blank, then bend.

Same parent on both ends

End 1 — far / Y0 (cut first)

This end Parent tube OD Saddle angle Style

End 2 — chuck (cut last)

This end Parent tube OD Saddle angle Style

Flip End 2 +180° vs weld seam If notch hits a bend

More options

Also tick bend-start / bend-end Label suffix (OD · CLR · bends · date) G-code in millimeters (G21)

Material Dim type Extra stock (legacy)Prefer Bend stick above. This still adds to saw length only. Springback SB amount Achieved CLR (stub) Stretch in/° (stub) Cut tool Engrave tool Feed (mm/min) Step (deg) Pierce dwell G4 P Pierce height (mm) Cut height (mm) Retract Z (mm)

Straights—

Arc total—

Saw + extra—

Path

Shop bend order

Center → out · clamp on the material side · flip between bends.

Bend table

Clamp tee = clock mark. Set clamp = Rogue clamp degrees. Bend start is the tangent only.

#	Bend start	Clamp tee	Set clamp	Angle	Dial	Arc	Orient

Mark stations

From End 1 horn / Y0 on the flat blank.

Station	Inches	Tape	Use

Notch ends

End	Kind	Parent	Depth	On bend?

MASSO G-code — combined (one file)

Pass mode Combined: mark everything, pause, cut back notch (length). Two-file: separate Engrave then Cut programs.

Power is set on the machine. No S word. Combined pauses at M0 so you can raise wattage.

Combined NC

Fallback · Flipped End 2 from T mark

Only when there isn't enough pipe left to cut End 2 in the original setup. Straight tube, before bending. Run the Combined mark pass, stop at M0, mark the pipe, flip end-for-end, zero Y and A on the mark, run this file.

Flipped file End 2 notch clock (this file only) · 0–360° · default 0 Turns the End 2 cut in the flipped file only. Does not change the Combined file's End 2 clock. T to End 2: —

Optional wrap preview (paper check)

Secondary. G-code is the shop output. Red = location / horn, blue = rotation A0.

Flat stick

Gold T = clamp/stop toward CTR. B1 marks yellow · B2 marks green. Orange tick = bend tangent on the CTR edge of the arc (flush with the cyan; not CTR − clamp offset). Green dashed = bend-pair CTR. Cyan = arc. Gray = bend stick.

Bent preview

Show parent stubs

End 1 clock / start angle · 0–360° — rotates the notch Rotates where the End 1 fishmouth sits around the pipe (A axis) relative to the bend. Does not change the fishmouth shape — that is the Saddle angle (80 = 80° saddle). Head back bar loads at 0 / 0 (the setting of Greg's good real cut). Clock 0 = horns in line with the clamp T line (A0/A180), deepest point 90° from it (A90/A270). Clock 90 = deepest point in line with the T line. The clamp T marks have their own T-mark clock below. G-code End 1 loop: — End 2 clock / start angle · 0–360° — rotates the notch Rotates the End 2 fishmouth around the pipe. Shape stays fixed. Same rule as End 1: clock 0 = horns in line with the T line, deepest point 90° from it (head back bar loads at 0 / 0). Clamp T marks have their own T-mark clock below. G-code End 2 loop: —

One clamp T per bend, engraved at exactly the A you type for that bend (die lineup / wide bar centered on it). 180 = standard spot. One box per bend on this job. These boxes do not move either notch.

End 1 saddle angle (pitch) ° Same box as End 1 "Saddle angle" above. Changes the fishmouth pitch in the G-code. End 2 saddle angle (pitch) ° Same box as End 2 "Saddle angle" above.

End 1 notch clock (slider) 90° End 2 notch clock (slider) 90°

Same as the Hide KEY button next to Bent preview.

Centerline after bending.

Flat-style saddle views (clocking check).

Tube

U / shoulder bar

Clamp offset

Bend stick (extra pipe)

Engrave pass

End 1 — far / Y0 (cut first)

End 2 — chuck (cut last)

Path

Shop bend order

Bend table

Mark stations

Notch ends

MASSO G-code — combined (one file)

Flat stick

Bent preview

Layout card