Homemade Sheet Metal Brake 2x4

Generally i ll stick the piece to be bent in the vise and smack it around until it s bent.

Homemade sheet metal brake 2x4.

I hope you like this video. Dave s cheap sheet metal bending brake i started building my zenith ch601xl from plans in mid january 2006. For dimension and more informat. It s ugly not very precise and not strong at all.

The problem with that is that their equipment is not set up for the 1 8 inch radius bend specified in the plans. 1 4 cold rolled steel plate one piece 7 x42. Sheet metal bender sheet metal brake sheet metal shop sheet metal tools sheet metal work metal bending tools metal working tools metal projects welding projects. With this one you will be able to make multiple simple bends in sheet metal or aluminum.

Subscribe my channel for more new videos. I love building tools. I needed better i saw a how to on making a metal brake and wanted to make a few modifications. Professional siding crews and heating ventilating air conditioning hvac technicians may work with metal brakes on a daily basis and can justify purchasing a metal brake as a legitimate cost of doing business.

My file and cad links are now at. A brake is an essential tool for working with sheet metal. It was made in a. I love working with metal but i ve always struggled to get perfect 90 bends.

I have been looking for a small one and have not had any luck so keeping with the theme of space saving and my multipurpose fab table i built a quick one. Build a sheet metal brake. After several failed attempts to bend the rudder spar i ended up going to a local sheet metal shop for help. Here are some materials used to build this particular brake.

Simple sheet metal brake. There s been more than a few times i ve needed to bend metal and i ve resorted to clamping 2x4s together and using a hammer. Hello friends today i make a sheet metal bending tool. Eventually i will add fingers so that i can make complete 4 sided boxes.

Since it almost always bends crooked i end up rebending and generally just. Diy sheet metal brake this is just a basic 30 metal brake made from scrap steel.