Homemade Sheet Metal Brake Out Of Wood

Generally i ll stick the piece to be bent in the vise and smack it around until it s bent.

Homemade sheet metal brake out of wood.

I hope you like this video. It s pretty big so you can sta. With some lumber you can build a brake from wood that will perform just as well as an commercial sheet metal brake. Diy wooden sheet metal brake comment on how to build a wooden sheet metal brake 1 comments daveward says.

I wanted to make a metal angle but didn t have the right gauge so i created a spring perch out of 3 8 wood. I love working with metal but i ve always struggled to get perfect 90 bends. Since it almost always bends crooked i end up rebending and generally just. It works so well so i m surprised myself.

Each side is mitered at 45 the bottom is 1 25 wide and the top is 3 8 wide. The final spring seats are 3 8 thick 1 2 is probably a better size. For dimension and more informat. I think this is one of the best tools i ve been doing for a long time on my channel.

Step 1 cut two 12 inch pieces out of one of the 2 x 4 s. Hello friends today i make a sheet metal bending tool. Subscribe my channel for more new videos. Simple sheet metal brake.