How To Make A Homemade Sheet Metal Brake

The 2 plate was cut to 2 in length.

How to make a homemade sheet metal brake.

Select materials that will be strong enough for your needs. Diy sheet metal bender brake step 1. This will be used to make the bending plate as well as the hold down clamp. For dimension and more informat.

Subscribe my channel for more new videos. The angle iron with a welded threaded nut and the undrilled angle iron. All of the metal and wood bits were first cut to length. How to make your own sheet metal brake from wood step 1.

Hello friends today i make a sheet metal bending tool. The 1 5 angle was cut in half to make two 2 pieces. Cut two 12 inch pieces out of one of the 2 x 4 s. 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.

Need to bend sheet metal. 1 4 inch 0 6 cm steel plate with bracing will enable. Put the nipple pipes in between the two angle irons and carefully weld the nipple pipes onto the steel rod do this alternately to form the hinge. Subscribe to my channel.

Construct a box 15 inches wide by 8 feet long by gluing. I hope you like this video. The hold down clamps down the metal to be bent. Cut the angle iron and steel plate in sizes listed above making sure edges are square and straight.

Need to bend sheet metal. I then put the hold down in place and marked the hole for the carriage bolts on the hinges. As long as we have collected all the needed materials. Lay the 7 x42 piece on top of the 14 piece with the front edges.

To make a hinge for your sheet metal brake align the two angle irons. But you can use your welding table or bench a channel iron or a rectangular tube. Calculate the desirable full width of sheet metal brake. Fasten two of the 1 x 8 s to the top of the 2 x 4 rectangle by gluing and screwing them down.

This will be used to form the smooth surface beneath the hold down clamp. Take care not to weld the pipes together.