Homemade Sheet Metal Brake Out Of Wood

Dec 03 2013 10 43 am.

Homemade sheet metal brake out of wood.

Generally i ll stick the piece to be bent in the vise and smack it around until it s bent. Hello friends today i make a sheet metal bending tool. I wanted to make a metal angle but didn t have the right gauge so i created a spring perch out of 3 8 wood. It works so well so i m surprised myself.

Simple sheet metal brake. I hope you like this video. For dimension and more informat. Each side is mitered at 45 the bottom is 1 25 wide and the top is 3 8 wide.

Sheet metal brakes are machines designed to make bending thin metal into shapes for use in projects such as house siding eaves air conditioning ductwork and others. It s pretty big so you can sta. Since it almost always bends crooked i end up rebending and generally just. X research source this project will help you build a simple sheet metal brake for bending small work for those who prefer to do it yourself.

Step 1 cut two 12 inch pieces out of one of the 2 x 4 s. The final spring seats are 3 8 thick 1 2 is probably a better size. I think this is one of the best tools i ve been doing for a long time on my channel. I love working with metal but i ve always struggled to get perfect 90 bends.