Building Sheet Metal Bender

As you will see the metal bender is attached to a vise where the standard jaws of the vise are replaced by the bending device.

Building sheet metal bender. Select materials that will be strong enough for your needs. Bending tips when bending long parts made of thicker aluminum such as doublers from 040 material use the following method. Adjust and do a tack weld at side of pivot and the top corner of angle iron point 1. In place of the bending angle you can use a 2x4 covered with sheet metal hinged to the base.

For a hold down you can use a 2x4 with steel strips under the front and back edges. You can use a 2x4 ripped in half for handles. Twist a steel wire ø1 2mm around the pivot and place it at the gap on edge of bender. 1 4 inch 0 6 cm steel plate with bracing will enable you to bend 14 gauge galvanized steel sheet metal in lengths up to about 3 feet 0 9 m which is the size and specification for the project described in this article.

You can counterbore holes in the hold down and base for springs. Subscribe my channel for more new videos. The most important thing on a sheet metal brake is. The axis of rotation center of bender to be inline to bending line.

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If you need to bend a part past 90 degrees bend as far as you can then place a. For dimension and more informat. Bend down the center line. The md building products 36 in.

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Trim the flanges to specs. Here are some materials used to build this particular brake. Jd squared model 32 tube bender imperial tube die set.