Diy Sheet Metal Finger Brake

Since it almost always bends crooked i end up rebending and generally just.

Diy sheet metal finger brake.

How to use a metal bender steel sheetmetal brake finger break duration. Adjust and do a tack weld at side of pivot and the top corner of angle iron point 1. Generally i ll stick the piece to be bent in the vise and smack it around until it s bent. It can bend up to 2mm cold rolled steel with ease and is w.

Twist a steel wire ø1 2mm around the pivot and place it at the gap on edge of bender. I have clamped a square to the fixed table. Eventually i will add fingers so that i can make complete 4 sided boxes. I love working with metal but i ve always struggled to get perfect 90 bends.

Time to try out the finger brake. Diy sheet metal brake this is just a basic 30 metal brake made from scrap steel. Lay the 42 piece of 2 angle iron on top of the 7 wide top plate centering it between the two end angles in the center of the sheet with the angle up and weld it in place with at least one inch welds on each edge 8 inches 20 3 cm apart. The axis of rotation center of bender to be inline to bending line.

To its left is my wide finger which is holding down a strip of sheet metal. Here is a simple sheet metal folder or brake that can be easily made at home with a few basic tools. The design is fairly common if you look on the inter we. I wanted a brake that would bend metal thicker than 18 gauge and not cost a fortune.

Brian oltrogge 2 328 517 views. Diy metal brake for bending sheet metal duration. The most important thing on a sheet metal brake is. This is how i made my home made box pan brake for a fraction of the cost of a shop bought version.

Simple sheet metal brake. With this one you will be able to make multiple simple bends in sheet metal or aluminum. After looking at a couple videos of what others had made i made a coup.