Diy Sheet Metal Brake 2x4

With some lumber you can build a brake from wood that will perform just as well as an commercial sheet metal brake.

Diy sheet metal brake 2x4.

1 4 inch 0 6 cm steel plate with bracing will enable. In this video i show how to build a metal brake with a 72 inch working capacity. My file and cad links are now at. Build a sheet metal brake 18 ga solid wire for the hold down springs.

84 not counting 18. The unit as shown is approximately 82 tip to tip has a working surface he. I m going to do this two tone though. Miter saw with metal.

It s ugly not very precise and not strong at all. Unfortunately for the do it yourself type metal brakes are often expensive and it is impractical to buy one for use on only a few projects. Lay the 7 x42 piece on top of the 14 piece with the front edges. 2x4 s were not straight enough for this project and since i don t have a planer i typically buy my boards already planed.

Spray paint i bought one can which is enough. Place the brake onto the brake s bed. Cut the angle iron and steel plate in sizes listed above making sure edges are square and straight. Once again place the sheet metal strip 0 50mm from previous step between bender and bed but this time a little higher from the surface of bed bender.

Select materials that will be strong enough for your needs. The reason i used two thinner dimensioned boards was that they were the thickest dimensioned boards i could find at lowe s. It was made in a.