How To Build A Homemade Sheet Metal Brake

Cut the angle iron and steel plate in sizes listed above making sure edges are square and straight.

How to build a homemade sheet metal brake.

For dimension and more informat. Adjust and do a tack weld at side of pivot and the top corner of angle iron point 1. 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. The most important thing on a sheet metal brake is.

Hello friends today i make a sheet metal bending tool. 1 4 inch 0 6 cm steel plate with bracing will enable. I hope you like this video. Twist a steel wire ø1 2mm around the pivot and place it at the gap on edge of bender.

I then put the hold down in place and marked the hole for the carriage bolts on the hinges. To make a hinge for your sheet metal brake align the two angle irons. Subscribe my channel for more new videos. I did a 1 8 hole first then the 5 16 hole.

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. The hold down clamps down the metal to be bent. Take care not to weld the pipes together. Fasten two of the 1 x 8 s to the top of the 2 x 4 rectangle by gluing and screwing them down.

The angle iron with a welded threaded nut and the undrilled angle iron. Cut two 12 inch pieces out of one of the 2 x 4 s. Lay the 7 x42 piece on top of the 14 piece with the front edges. Construct a box 15 inches wide by 8 feet long by gluing together and screwing the 12.