How To Make A Sheet Metal Brake

This setup is for larger pieces of metal sheet metal.

How to make a sheet metal brake.

Cut the angle iron and steel plate in sizes listed above making sure edges are square and straight. Need to bend sheet metal. Need to bend sheet metal. Subscribe to my channel.

The angle iron with a welded threaded nut and the undrilled angle iron. Fasten two of the 1 x 8 s to the top of the 2 x 4 rectangle by gluing and screwing them down. The axis of rotation center of bender to be inline to bending line. Since it almost always bends crooked i end up rebending and generally just.

Construct a box 15 inches wide by 8 feet long by gluing. After insert the carriage bolts into the holes and flip the brake back over. Simple sheet metal brake. Cut two 12 inch pieces out of one of the 2 x 4 s.

For dimension and more informat. I love working with metal but i ve always struggled to get perfect 90 bends. Twist a steel wire ø1 2mm around the pivot and place it at the gap on edge of bender. 1 4 inch 0 6 cm steel plate with bracing will enable.

I cut out 1 2 off each corner of the bending angle. Subscribe my channel for more new videos. The most important thing on a sheet metal brake is. To make a hinge for your sheet metal brake align the two angle irons.

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. Generally i ll stick the piece to be bent in the vise and smack it around until it s bent. The bending angle is what folds the metal.

It s really easy to build a simple diy metal brake. I cut my scrap steel angle. The unit as shown is approximately 82 tip to tip has a working surface he. I hope you like this video.

Put the nipple pipes in between the two angle irons and carefully weld the nipple pipes onto the steel rod do this alternately to form the hinge. Then place the 11 metal piece through the bolts add a washer and wing nut tighten into place. Hello friends today i make a sheet metal bending tool. Lay the 7 x42 piece on top of the 14 piece with the front edges.

Build a sheet metal brake step 1. Take care not to weld the pipes together. The first step was cutting the components the 2x4 was cut to 48. Select materials that will be strong enough for your needs.