How To Make A Sheet Metal Brake Out Of Wood

Dec 03 2013 10 43 am.

How to make a sheet metal brake out of wood.

Glue them in place and drive in two wood screws from the top or metal contacting side of the 1 x 8. I needed better i saw a how to on making a metal brake and wanted to make a few modifications. The 2 plate was cut to 2 in length. For dimension and more informat.

This will be used to make the bending plate as well as the hold down clamp. Subscribe my channel for more new videos. Diy wooden sheet metal brake comment on how to build a wooden sheet metal brake 1 comments daveward says. The 1 5 angle was cut in half to make two 2 pieces.

It s made from a few pieces of hardwood to form the base and hinged handle. Lay the 42 piece of 2 angle iron on top of the 7 wide top plate centering it between the two end angles in the center of the sheet with the angle up and weld it in place with at least one inch welds on each edge 8 inches 20 3 cm apart. Diy sheet metal bender brake. This will stiffen the plate when a piece of metal is clamped in the brake.

All of the metal and wood bits were first cut to length. At each mark attach perpendicular to the hinge and with the length extending away from the hinge one piece of 2 x 4 12 inches long. As you lift the handle the metal is easily formed into a tight bend between a metal breaker bar and mandrel. Hello friends today i make a sheet metal bending tool.

Sheet metal bender brake 805mm mounted on a hydraulic portable tablei love metalworking is my favorite hobby. Build a sheet metal brake. So for my need to build a stainless steel barbecue i decided to make a sheet metal bender brake it isn t a so complicated construction and. The sheet metal is clamped under a piece of angle iron that creates the bending point or mandrel.

I love building tools. I hope you like this video. There s been more than a few times i ve needed to bend metal and i ve resorted to clamping 2x4s together and using a hammer.