How Do You Bend Sheet Metal Without A Brake

Stacey demonstrates a technique of how to bend a sheet of metal using a vise and 2 4 s.

How do you bend sheet metal without a brake. With only 1 piece of angle iron 1 piece of wood and some hardware i made a sheet metal brake that can make perfect bends as well as make radius bends wit. Mark your bend lines. How to bend sheet metal without a brake. Not everything requires a brake.

There are lots of other ways to bend sheet metal especially if it s a smaller piece. I have never tried this method but if you don t have a metal brake this may work fine. The bend won t be quite as sharp but suitable bends can be made for many construction projects without using a brake. Slide the angle iron into the jaws of the vise so that it lays flat the length of the piece of metal.

This video will show you how to do it and hopefully save you some money. Then use your bend allowance to draw your second bend line the intervening distance between your bend lines bend radius. Determine the angle at which you want to brake the metal and mark it on the protractor. There are many ways to get the job done without having all of the tools.

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. Example for a manually bendable bracket by crown international image source to define the bend region and reduce the force required to bend a part out of sheet metal down to something you can.