Diy Sheet Metal Finger Brake

Diy metal brake for bending sheet metal duration.

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

I have clamped a square to the fixed table. I lifted the movable table and now have my first 90 bend. After looking at a couple videos of what others had made i made a coup. I love working with metal but i ve always struggled to get perfect 90 bends.

How to use a metal bender steel sheetmetal brake finger break duration. Brian oltrogge 2 328 517 views. Here is a simple sheet metal folder or brake that can be easily made at home with a few basic tools. This is how i made my home made box pan brake for a fraction of the cost of a shop bought version.

With this one you will be able to make multiple simple bends in sheet metal or aluminum. Since it almost always bends crooked i end up rebending and generally just. The design is fairly common if you look on the inter we. The finger is back from the pivot line by the thickness of that stainless steel plate that you see all the way to the left.

I wanted a brake that would bend metal thicker than 18 gauge and not cost a fortune. This will stiffen the plate when a piece of metal is clamped in the brake. 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. To its left is my wide finger which is holding down a strip of sheet metal.

Time to try out the finger brake. Eventually i will add fingers so that i can make complete 4 sided boxes. Diy sheet metal brake this is just a basic 30 metal brake made from scrap steel.