How To Make A Small Sheet Metal Brake

Construct a box 15 inches wide by 8 feet long by gluing.

How to make a small sheet metal brake.

Cut the 1 1 2 metal bar. In this video i show how to build a metal brake with a 72 inch working capacity. How to make a simple metal brake step 1. Adjust and do a tack weld at side of pivot and the top corner of angle iron point 1.

Use clamps to hold the metal in place while cutting. Subscribe my channel for more new videos. Fasten two of the 1 x 8 s to the top of the 2 x 4 rectangle by gluing and screwing them down. I love working with metal but i ve always struggled to get perfect 90 bends.

The axis of rotation center of bender to be inline to bending line. Select materials that will be strong enough for your needs. The most important thing on a sheet metal brake is. Twist a steel wire ø1 2mm around the pivot and place it at the gap on edge of bender.

I hope you like this video. Don t over tighten the empty side. Place the two pieces of 2 4 boards onto a flat surface and clamp the two boards together. Lay the 7 x42 piece on top of the 14 piece with the front edges.

How to make your own sheet metal brake from wood step 1. Align the metal to the guide and tighten the nuts down. For dimension and more informat. Cut two 12 inch pieces out of one of the 2 x 4 s.

Generally i ll stick the piece to be bent in the vise and smack it around until it s bent. 1 4 inch 0 6 cm steel plate with bracing will enable. Simple sheet metal brake. Since it almost always bends crooked i end up rebending and generally just.

The angle should sit flat on the piece you are going to bend. Cutting the metal and wood. Loosen the nuts and slide your material into the break between the pieces of angle iron as shown in the second picture.