How To Build A Small Sheet Metal Brake

To make a hinge for your sheet metal brake align the two angle irons.

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. Select materials that will be strong enough for your needs. Place the brake onto the brake s bed. Take care not to weld the pipes together.

For dimension and more informat. The angle iron with a welded threaded nut and the undrilled angle iron. I hope you like this video. Fasten two of the 1 x 8 s to the top of the 2 x 4 rectangle by gluing and screwing them down.

How to make your own sheet metal brake from wood step 1. Construct a box 15 inches wide by 8 feet long by gluing. Cut the angle iron and steel plate in sizes listed above making sure edges are square and straight. Build a sheet metal brake.

The unit as shown is approximately 82 tip to tip has a working surface he. I needed better i saw a how to on making a metal brake and wanted to make a few modifications. 1 4 inch 0 6 cm steel plate with bracing will enable. Lay the 7 x42 piece on top of the 14 piece with the front edges.

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. In this video i show how to build a metal brake with a 72 inch working capacity. Hello friends today i make a sheet metal bending tool. 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.

Place another piece from the same sheet metal strip 0 50mm vertically onto the bed and between the brake and the first one.