How To Bend Sheet Metal

This measurement will be necessary for calculating your bend allowance.

How to bend sheet metal. Next place the wood parallel and slightly behind the bending line. Monkeys spinning monkeys by kevin macleod. Set offset distance as 0 1in. For dimension and more informat.

Dimension sketch with smart dimension as 1in x 1in. Click offset entities and click l sketch. If you re bending 0 020 thick material use a 0 020 radius. To clamp efficiently lay your sheet metal on the top surface of your straightedge with the drawn line perfectly aligned with the outside edge of the sheet metal.

Here s a good rule of thumb for most materials. Subscribe my channel for more new videos. Using the edge of your workbench a length of wood two clamps and a mallet you can fashion a rudimentary bending brake. Clamping your sheet metal to the straightedge is a must.

You can use a tape measure or ruler to measure the thickness of your sheet metal. Otherwise the sheet metal is almost certain to shift as you bend it resulting in a bad bend. Determine the angle at which you want to brake the metal and mark it on the protractor. If your sheet metal is too thick you may need special machinery like a brake or a torch to bend your sheet into the desired shape.

I hope you like this video. Cut the section of metal out or otherwise prepare the metal to be bent by removing any burrs or sharp edges. Determine the thickness of your sheet. Mark a bend line and place the sheet metal on the edge of your bench.

You will use the protractor to gauge the brake as you bend the metal little by little. Use line sketch l shape. Simple sheet metal bender using a hand roller clamps and plywood. The inside bend radius should be equal to the thickness of the material that you re forming.

In this tutorials you will learn how to utilize sheetmetal tool such insert bend and flaten. Clamp the wood on top of the metal to the workbench.