How To Make A Sheet Metal Brake From Wood

How to make your own sheet metal brake from wood.

How to make a sheet metal brake from wood.

Use a 3 8 wood drill bit to drill two holes 1 1 2 deep. Dec 03 2013 10 43 am. The heads are recessed with a 3 8 bit. Fasten two of the 1 x 8 s to the top of the 2 x 4 rectangle by gluing and screwing them down.

I think this is one of the best tools i ve been doing for a long time on my channel. You want these handles about the distance of your metal pieces no more than your shoulder width and about 1 1 2 deep. It works so well so i m surprised myself. Cut two 12 inch pieces out of one of the 2 x 4 s.

This will be used to make the bending plate as well as the hold down clamp. The hole size for the screw through the metal is 5 32 with a 7 64 hold into the wood for the screw to thread. This will be used to form the smooth surface beneath the hold down clamp. The hinge pin needs to recess slightly.

Then insert the rods into the holes. The 1 5 angle was cut in half to make two 2 pieces. It s pretty big so you can sta. The base angle is screwed to the 2x4 with 4 evenly spaced drywall screws with recessed heads.

All of the metal and wood bits were first cut to length. All you need to do is drill 3 8 holes on the 2 side of the smaller wood board.