How To Make A Small Sheet Metal Brake

Don t over tighten the empty side.

How to make a small sheet metal brake.

1 4 inch 0 6 cm steel plate with bracing will enable. Cut two 12 inch pieces out of one of the 2 x 4 s. Lay the 7 x42 piece on top of the 14 piece with the front edges. Cutting the metal and wood.

In this video i show how to build a metal brake with a 72 inch working capacity. The angle should sit flat on the piece you are going to bend. Hello friends today i make a sheet metal bending tool. Twist a steel wire ø1 2mm around the pivot and place it at the gap on edge of bender.

Subscribe my channel for more new videos. Construct a box 15 inches wide by 8 feet long by gluing. Since it almost always bends crooked i end up rebending and generally just. Align the metal to the guide and tighten the nuts down.

For dimension and more informat. Select materials that will be strong enough for your needs. Generally i ll stick the piece to be bent in the vise and smack it around until it s bent. How to make your own sheet metal brake from wood step 1.

I hope you like this video. Cut the angle iron and steel plate in sizes listed above making sure edges are square and straight. Use clamps to hold the metal in place while cutting. How to make a simple metal brake step 1.

Simple sheet metal brake. The axis of rotation center of bender to be inline to bending line. Loosen the nuts and slide your material into the break between the pieces of angle iron as shown in the second picture. Adjust and do a tack weld at side of pivot and the top corner of angle iron point 1.

The most important thing on a sheet metal brake is. Fasten two of the 1 x 8 s to the top of the 2 x 4 rectangle by gluing and screwing them down. I love working with metal but i ve always struggled to get perfect 90 bends.