Dyi Sheet Metal Brake

I love working with metal but i ve always struggled to get perfect 90 bends.

Dyi sheet metal brake. Adjust and do a tack weld at side of pivot and the top corner of angle iron point 1. The most important thing on a sheet metal brake is. Twist a steel wire ø1 2mm around the pivot and place it at the gap on edge of bender. Simple sheet metal brake.

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. I needed better i saw a how to on making a metal brake and wanted to make a few modifications. There s been more than a few times i ve needed to bend metal and i ve resorted to clamping 2x4s together and using a hammer. I hope you like this video.

I love building tools. Professional siding crews and heating ventilating air conditioning hvac technicians may work with metal brakes on a daily basis and can justify purchasing a metal brake as a legitimate cost of doing business. For dimension and more informat. The axis of rotation center of bender to be inline to bending line.

Diy sheet metal brake this is just a basic 30 metal brake made from scrap steel. 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. Generally i ll stick the piece to be bent in the vise and smack it around until it s bent.

Eventually i will add fingers so that i can make complete 4 sided boxes. Trim cutter model 3017 and unistand model usa1. Van mark s tm10 portable siding brake is used to bend aluminum trim coil 3003 h14 light galvanized steel and copper for residential siding roofing window and gutter installation. This project will help you build a simple sheet metal brake for bending small work for those who prefer to do it yourself.

It just takes much mo. Build a sheet metal brake. The tm10 is lightweight and portable and very easy to operate and maintain. A brake is an essential tool for working with sheet metal.

Https youtu be fjdl4gh5jpe i built this sheet metal bender to fabricate one of my on going projects windowsills tins.