Diy Sheet Metal Finger Brake

Here is a simple sheet metal folder or brake that can be easily made at home with a few basic tools.

Diy sheet metal finger brake.

After looking at a couple videos of what others had made i made a coup. This will stiffen the plate when a piece of metal is clamped in the brake. To its left is my wide finger which is holding down a strip of sheet metal. The design is fairly common if you look on the inter we.

Diy sheet metal brake this is just a basic 30 metal brake made from scrap steel. I wanted a brake that would bend metal thicker than 18 gauge and not cost a fortune. Brian oltrogge 2 328 517 views. Diy metal brake for bending sheet metal duration.

The most important thing on a sheet metal brake is. This is how i made my home made box pan brake for a fraction of the cost of a shop bought version. Since it almost always bends crooked i end up rebending and generally just. Time to try out the finger brake.

The finger is back from the pivot line by the thickness of that stainless steel plate that you see all the way to the left. Twist a steel wire ø1 2mm around the pivot and place it at the gap on edge of bender. With this one you will be able to make multiple simple bends in sheet metal or aluminum. Adjust and do a tack weld at side of pivot and the top corner of angle iron point 1.

It can bend up to 2mm cold rolled steel with ease and is w. The axis of rotation center of bender to be inline to bending line. How to use a metal bender steel sheetmetal brake finger break duration. Eventually i will add fingers so that i can make complete 4 sided boxes.

I lifted the movable table and now have my first 90 bend. I have clamped a square to the fixed table. Generally i ll stick the piece to be bent in the vise and smack it around until it s bent.