How To Bend From Sheet Metal

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How to bend from sheet metal.

In other words if you re bending 1 8 sheet use a tool with a 1 8 radius to form the inside of the bend. Now that you know your bend allowance take your protractor and draw a clear line with your marker across the point at which you will bend your sheet metal. Look at part tree. You know the basic try model.

Determine the angle at which you want to brake the metal and mark it on the protractor. Hello friends today i make a sheet metal bending tool. Using the edge of your workbench a length of wood two clamps and a mallet you can fashion a rudimentary bending brake. Here s a good rule of thumb for most materials.

Set bend radius to 0 03in and k factor 0 5 and ok. Cut the section of metal out or otherwise prepare the metal to be bent by removing any burrs or sharp edges. For dimension and more informat. If you cannot find the sheetmetal tool in you main tool menu you can right click on main menu tab and check sheetmetal option.

Mark your bend lines. To clamp efficiently lay your sheet metal on the top surface of your straightedge with the drawn line perfectly aligned with the outside edge of the sheet metal. Next place the wood parallel and slightly behind the bending line. Otherwise the sheet metal is almost certain to shift as you bend it resulting in a bad bend.

If you re bending 0 020 thick material use a 0 020 radius. To view this part in flatten form click sheetmetal flatten. Mark a bend line and place the sheet metal on the edge of your bench. Clamp the wood on top of the metal to the workbench.

Clamping your sheet metal to the straightedge is a must. I hope you like this video. You will use the protractor to gauge the brake as you bend the metal little by little.