How To Build A Homemade Sheet Metal Brake

I did a 1 8 hole first then the 5 16 hole.

How to build a homemade sheet metal brake. Cut two 12 inch pieces out of one of the 2 x 4 s. Hello friends today i make a sheet metal bending tool. Lay the 7 x42 piece on top of the 14 piece with the front edges. Adjust and do a tack weld at side of pivot and the top corner of angle iron point 1.

The hold down clamps down the metal to be bent. Construct a box 15 inches wide by 8 feet long by gluing together and screwing the 12. Subscribe my channel for more new videos. How to make your own sheet metal brake from wood.

For dimension and more informat. The angle iron with a welded threaded nut and the undrilled angle iron. To make a hinge for your sheet metal brake align the two angle irons. Put the nipple pipes in between the two angle irons and carefully weld the nipple pipes onto the steel rod do this alternately to form the hinge.

I hope you like this video. Take care not to weld the pipes together. Select materials that will be strong enough for your needs. Fasten two of the 1 x 8 s to the top of the 2 x 4 rectangle by gluing and screwing them down.

The axis of rotation center of bender to be inline to bending line. I used a file to create a flat spot in the hold down angle used a metal punch to create a start for the drill bit and drilled a hole for the carriage bolts. I then put the hold down in place and marked the hole for the carriage bolts on the hinges. Cut the angle iron and steel plate in sizes listed above making sure edges are square and straight.