Plans For Making A Sheet Metal Brake

With some lumber you can build a brake from wood that will perform just as well as an commercial sheet metal brake.

Plans for making a sheet metal brake.

Construct a box 15 inches wide by 8 feet long by gluing together and screwing the 12 inch pieces between two other 8 feet 2 x 4 s fit the 12 inch pieces flush with the. To make a hinge for your sheet metal brake align the two angle irons. Step 1 cut two 12 inch pieces out of one of the 2 x 4 s. Take care not to weld the pipes together.

Calculate the desirable full width of sheet metal brake. Select materials that will be strong enough for your needs. It s made from a few pieces of hardwood to form the base and hinged handle. Cut the angle iron and steel plate in sizes listed above making sure edges are square and straight.

I cut my scrap steel angle. Build a sheet metal brake step 1. Learning how to work with sheet metal can open up a lot of potential for practical projects. The first step was cutting the components the 2x4 was cut to 48.

After several failed attempts to bend the rudder spar i ended up going to a local sheet metal shop for help. The sheet metal is clamped under a piece of. 1 4 inch 0 6 cm steel plate with bracing will enable. Diy sheet metal bender brake step 1.

In this plan we ll show you how to build and use a simple bending brake like you see here. The angle iron with a welded threaded nut and the undrilled angle iron. The problem with that is that their equipment is not set up for the 1 8 inch radius bend specified in the plans. The bending angle is what folds the metal.

Lay the 7 x42 piece on top of the 14 piece with the front edges. I cut out 1 2 off each corner of the bending angle. Dave s cheap sheet metal bending brake i started building my zenith ch601xl from plans in mid january 2006. It makes crisp clean bends on sheet metal up to 22 ga for great looking results.