How To Make A Sheet Metal Brake From Wood

You want these handles about the distance of your metal pieces no more than your shoulder width and about 1 1 2 deep.

How to make a sheet metal brake from wood.

Dec 03 2013 10 43 am. The heads are recessed with a 3 8 bit. It works so well so i m surprised myself. Use a 3 8 wood drill bit to drill two holes 1 1 2 deep.

The hinge pin needs to recess slightly. How to make your own sheet metal brake from wood. The 1 5 angle was cut in half to make two 2 pieces. All you need to do is drill 3 8 holes on the 2 side of the smaller wood board.

The 2 plate was cut to 2 in length. Fasten two of the 1 x 8 s to the top of the 2 x 4 rectangle by gluing and screwing them down. It s pretty big so you can sta. All of the metal and wood bits were first cut to length.

This will be used to make the bending plate as well as the hold down clamp. This will be used to form the smooth surface beneath the hold down clamp. Cut two 12 inch pieces out of one of the 2 x 4 s. The base angle is screwed to the 2x4 with 4 evenly spaced drywall screws with recessed heads.

Diy wooden sheet metal brake comment on how to build a wooden sheet metal brake 1 comments daveward says. Then insert the rods into the holes.