How To Build A Box Out Of Sheet Metal

Making the sides part 3 step 5.

How to build a box out of sheet metal.

Video tutorial includes cutting the sheetmetal template and bending the pieces on my 24 grizzly box pan b. A riveted metal box with lid. A flat version of your box. How to make a sheet metal box.

Creating a 22 gauge sheetmetal box from scratch. I have a graph paper drawing in the pics below but its not for this box 2 trace your template on to your piece of sheet metal as pictured i suggest 20 22 gauge steel 3 cut your piece into the same shape as template. Mock up optional measure and mark your hem length from one edge of your paper. Use the corner notcher to cut out any right angles.

A typical box will have six panels total with opposite sides matching one another. Repeat steps one and two for all the edges of your paper. Measure and mark your hem plus your side length from one edge of your. We will make the box out of 0 032 1 32 aluminum sheet metal.

1 first you want to make an expanded template for your box out of cardboard paper etc. You ll want to get a 12 x 12 sheet at least. Making the sides part 1 step 3. Making the sides part 2 step 4.