How To Make A Homemade Sheet Metal Brake

This will be used to make the bending plate as well as the hold down clamp.

How to make a homemade sheet metal brake.

1 4 inch 0 6 cm steel plate with bracing will enable. It s really easy to build a simple diy metal brake. As long as we have collected all the needed materials. The 2 plate was cut to 2 in length.

The hold down clamps down the metal to be bent. Need to bend sheet metal. I then put the hold down in place and marked the hole for the carriage bolts on the hinges. Select materials that will be strong enough for your needs.

To make a hinge for your sheet metal brake align the two angle irons. Subscribe my channel for more new videos. Subscribe to my channel. Construct a box 15 inches wide by 8 feet long by gluing.

The 1 5 angle was cut in half to make two 2 pieces. Hello friends today i make a sheet metal bending tool. Cut the angle iron and steel plate in sizes listed above making sure edges are square and straight. Calculate the desirable full width of sheet metal brake.

All of the metal and wood bits were first cut to length. I used a file to create a flat spot in the hold down angle used a metal punch to create a start for the drill bit and drilled a hole for the carriage bolts. 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.

But you can use your welding table or bench a channel iron or a rectangular tube. Diy sheet metal bender brake step 1. It s really easy to build a simple diy metal brake. I did a 1 8 hole first then the 5 16 hole.

I hope you like this video. Take care not to weld the pipes together. Fasten two of the 1 x 8 s to the top of the 2 x 4 rectangle by gluing and screwing them down. For dimension and more informat.

The angle iron with a welded threaded nut and the undrilled angle iron. Need to bend sheet metal.