Homemade Mini Sheet Metal Brake

Removing from the height of slider 3mmt the flat bar the grinding.

Homemade mini sheet metal brake. Hello friends today i make a sheet metal bending tool. Subscribe my channel for more new videos. Homemade mini bend brake step 1. 1 4 inch 0 6 cm steel plate with bracing will enable.

Cut 3 5 pieces and 2. I needed better i saw a how to on making a metal brake and wanted to make a few modifications. The angle is secured to a 3 4 wood mounting plate. Generally i ll stick the piece to be bent in the vise and smack it around until it s bent.

Drawing from numerous online sources makjosher s brake is built from 1 8 steel bar as well as 1 8 steel angle. Sharpening the brake s edges clamping bar the grinding according to setup main base brake and grinder slide base the grinding axis is parallel to main base. Since it almost always bends crooked i end up rebending and generally just. It s really easy to build a simple diy metal brake.

Grab 2 of the 5 pieces of angle iron and clamp them into a vise as shown in the first picture. Build a sheet metal brake. Subscribe to my channel. Lay the 7 x42 piece on top of the 14 piece with the front edges.

For dimension and more informat. Cut the angle iron and steel plate in sizes listed above making sure edges are square and straight. Select materials that will be strong enough for your needs. Simple sheet metal brake.

I love building tools. Unfortunately for the do it yourself type metal brakes are often expensive and it is impractical to buy one for use on only a few projects. With some lumber you can build a brake from wood that will perform just as well as an commercial sheet metal brake. I hope you like this video.

I love working with metal but i ve always struggled to get perfect 90 bends. It s really easy to build a simple diy metal brake. First thing you need to do is cut the steel. I used my 4x6 band saw to do this.

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.