Plans For Making A Sheet Metal Brake

Step 1 cut two 12 inch pieces out of one of the 2 x 4 s.

Plans for making a sheet metal brake.

The bending angle is what folds the metal. In this plan we ll show you how to build and use a simple bending brake like you see here. Select materials that will be strong enough for your needs. Construct a box 15 inches wide by 8 feet long by gluing together and screwing the 12 inch pieces between two other 8 feet 2 x 4 s fit the 12 inch pieces flush with the.

Diy sheet metal bender brake step 1. Learning how to work with sheet metal can open up a lot of potential for practical projects. The first step was cutting the components the 2x4 was cut to 48. It makes crisp clean bends on sheet metal up to 22 ga for great looking results.

But you can use your welding table or bench a channel iron or a rectangular tube. Lay the 7 x42 piece on top of the 14 piece with the front edges. I cut out 1 2 off each corner of the bending angle. Take care not to weld the pipes together.

The sheet metal is clamped under a piece of. Cut the angle iron and steel plate in sizes listed above making sure edges are square and straight. To make a hinge for your sheet metal brake align the two angle irons. It s made from a few pieces of hardwood to form the base and hinged handle.

As long as we have collected all the needed materials. 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. Build a sheet metal brake step 1. The angle iron with a welded threaded nut and the undrilled angle iron.

After several failed attempts to bend the rudder spar i ended up going to a local sheet metal shop for help. The problem with that is that their equipment is not set up for the 1 8 inch radius bend specified in the plans. Dave s cheap sheet metal bending brake i started building my zenith ch601xl from plans in mid january 2006. Calculate the desirable full width of sheet metal brake.