How To Build A Small Sheet Metal Brake

Once again place the sheet metal strip 0 50mm from previous step between bender and bed but this time a little higher from the surface of bed bender.

How to build a small sheet metal brake.

Place another piece from the same sheet metal strip 0 50mm vertically onto the bed and between the brake and the first one. 1 4 inch 0 6 cm steel plate with bracing will enable. I hope you like this video. Subscribe my channel for more new videos.

I needed better i saw a how to on making a metal brake and wanted to make a few modifications. Construct a box 15 inches wide by 8 feet long by gluing. How to make your own sheet metal brake from wood step 1. I love building tools.

Cut two 12 inch pieces out of one of the 2 x 4 s. 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. The unit as shown is approximately 82 tip to tip has a working surface he. 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.

To make a hinge for your sheet metal brake align the two angle irons. Place the brake onto the brake s bed. Take care not to weld the pipes together. The angle iron with a welded threaded nut and the undrilled angle iron.

For dimension and more informat. Build a sheet metal brake. Cut the angle iron and steel plate in sizes listed above making sure edges are square and straight. Fasten two of the 1 x 8 s to the top of the 2 x 4 rectangle by gluing and screwing them down.

Lay the 7 x42 piece on top of the 14 piece with the front edges.