How To Make A Long Bend In Sheet Metal

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How to make a long bend in sheet metal.

To bend sheet metal in a vice start by marking a line on the metal where you want to bend it. This is used to calculate the back stop location when working off of a flat pattern. You need a sheet metal brake. Here s a good rule of thumb for most materials.

It is important to make sure that the sheet is properly pushed onto the wipe die. Wipe bending or edge bending is another way to bend sheet metal edges. Bend line shift bls the distance from the outside mold line to the original bend line on the flat pattern. The slack between the wipe die and the punch plays an important role in getting a good result.

Monkeys spinning monkeys by kevin macleod. You can make a bend without creasing the metal the way decribed earlier but the radius will be slightly larger than if done with a brake. The inside bend radius should be equal to the thickness of the material that you re forming. How much more will depend on the guage type of sheet how well the bending jig is clamped on and the care used when making the bend.

I hope you like this video. Simple sheet metal bender using a hand roller clamps and plywood. As a result the wipe die also determines the bend s inner radius. If you re bending 0 020 thick material use a 0 020 radius.

If your sheet metal is long ask a friend to stabilize the part hanging out from the form blocks so it doesn t affect the bend. For dimension and more informat. Next put your wooden or metal form blocks in the vice and clamp your sheet of metal between the forms.