How To Make A Small Sheet Metal Brake

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How to make a small sheet metal brake.

Twist a steel wire ø1 2mm around the pivot and place it at the gap on edge of bender. For dimension and more informat. Cut two 12 inch pieces out of one of the 2 x 4 s. In this video i show how to build a metal brake with a 72 inch working capacity.

How to make your own sheet metal brake from wood step 1. Loosen the nuts and slide your material into the break between the pieces of angle iron as shown in the second picture. Fasten two of the 1 x 8 s to the top of the 2 x 4 rectangle by gluing and screwing them down. The angle should sit flat on the piece you are going to bend.

Simple sheet metal brake. Select materials that will be strong enough for your needs. Hello friends today i make a sheet metal bending tool. Place the two pieces of 2 4 boards onto a flat surface and clamp the two boards together.

The axis of rotation center of bender to be inline to bending line. Don t over tighten the empty side. Since it almost always bends crooked i end up rebending and generally just. Use clamps to hold the metal in place while cutting.

The unit as shown is approximately 82 tip to tip has a working surface he. 1 4 inch 0 6 cm steel plate with bracing will enable. Cut the 1 1 2 metal bar. Generally i ll stick the piece to be bent in the vise and smack it around until it s bent.

Align the metal to the guide and tighten the nuts down. I love working with metal but i ve always struggled to get perfect 90 bends. Adjust and do a tack weld at side of pivot and the top corner of angle iron point 1. How to make a simple metal brake step 1.

Subscribe my channel for more new videos. Lay the 7 x42 piece on top of the 14 piece with the front edges. Cutting the metal and wood.