How To Make A Small Sheet Metal Brake

Cut two 12 inch pieces out of one of the 2 x 4 s.

How to make a small sheet metal brake.

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. The most important thing on a sheet metal brake is. I love working with metal but i ve always struggled to get perfect 90 bends.

Cutting the metal and wood. Select materials that will be strong enough for your needs. Cut the angle iron and steel plate in sizes listed above making sure edges are square and straight. Hello friends today i make a sheet metal bending tool.

1 4 inch 0 6 cm steel plate with bracing will enable. Don t over tighten the empty side. Twist a steel wire ø1 2mm around the pivot and place it at the gap on edge of bender. Cut the 1 1 2 metal bar.

The unit as shown is approximately 82 tip to tip has a working surface he. Loosen the nuts and slide your material into the break between the pieces of angle iron as shown in the second picture. For dimension and more informat. Simple sheet metal brake.

Subscribe my channel for more new videos. Adjust and do a tack weld at side of pivot and the top corner of angle iron point 1. Generally i ll stick the piece to be bent in the vise and smack it around until it s bent. I hope you like this video.

How to make your own sheet metal brake from wood step 1. How to make a simple metal brake step 1. The axis of rotation center of bender to be inline to bending line. In this video i show how to build a metal brake with a 72 inch working capacity.

Fasten two of the 1 x 8 s to the top of the 2 x 4 rectangle by gluing and screwing them down. Align the metal to the guide and tighten the nuts down. Construct a box 15 inches wide by 8 feet long by gluing.