Diy Sheet Metal Finger Brake

I wanted a brake that would bend metal thicker than 18 gauge and not cost a fortune.

Diy sheet metal finger brake.

With this one you will be able to make multiple simple bends in sheet metal or aluminum. Simple sheet metal brake. The axis of rotation center of bender to be inline to bending line. I lifted the movable table and now have my first 90 bend.

This is how i made my home made box pan brake for a fraction of the cost of a shop bought version. I have clamped a square to the fixed table. It can bend up to 2mm cold rolled steel with ease and is w. Generally i ll stick the piece to be bent in the vise and smack it around until it s bent.

The finger is back from the pivot line by the thickness of that stainless steel plate that you see all the way to the left. After looking at a couple videos of what others had made i made a coup. Since it almost always bends crooked i end up rebending and generally just. I love working with metal but i ve always struggled to get perfect 90 bends.

Eventually i will add fingers so that i can make complete 4 sided boxes. Here is a simple sheet metal folder or brake that can be easily made at home with a few basic tools. Time to try out the finger brake. The most important thing on a sheet metal brake is.

Adjust and do a tack weld at side of pivot and the top corner of angle iron point 1. How to use a metal bender steel sheetmetal brake finger break duration. Diy metal brake for bending sheet metal duration. To its left is my wide finger which is holding down a strip of sheet metal.

Diy sheet metal brake this is just a basic 30 metal brake made from scrap steel. The design is fairly common if you look on the inter we. This will stiffen the plate when a piece of metal is clamped in the brake.