Building A Sheet Metal Bending Brake

The unit as shown is approximately 82 tip to tip has a working surface he.

Building a sheet metal bending brake.

This will be used to make the bending plate as well as the hold down clamp. To open the brake first loosen the bolts then insert a large screwdriver between the top and bottom plate at either end. Weld the stud bolts on the bottom of the brake to make tightening and loosening them a one wrench job. Next insert your sheet metal lining up the bend line with the edge of the top plate.

Twist a steel wire ø1 2mm around the pivot and place it at the gap on edge of bender. This will be used to form the smooth surface beneath the hold down clamp. All of the metal and wood bits were first cut to length. The axis of rotation center of bender to be inline to bending line.

The most important thing on a sheet metal brake is. Use heavier metal stock for a stronger brake for bending heavier sheet metal or longer widths. A third angle has handles and is hinged to the 2x4. The 2x4 is the base that will be clamped to a workbench when the brake is in use.

Mount this machine on pipe stands anchor to the floor or in the ground for long term use. The 2 plate was cut to 2 in length. I m sure some bright person out there will probably come up with a more elegant way to do this. In this video i show how to build a metal brake with a 72 inch working capacity.

The 1 5 angle was cut in half to make two 2 pieces. Kaka industrial mb 36 36 inch sheet metal bending brake solid construction with steel frame stand high precision 20 gauge mild steel capacity 4 1 out of 5 stars 6 389 00.