Categories: Metal work

How to make a DIY sheet metal brake

Need to bend sheet metal? It’s really easy to build a simple DIY metal brake!!
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A FEW OTHER METAL BRAKE PROJECTS:
(There are LOTS out there)
http://www.instructables.com/id/Simple-Sheet-Metal-Brake-No-Welding/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKoBr6-ScjY

A few weeks back, I was working on a project that required bending some thin sheet metal and was having some trouble. While on a Google hangout with my Patreon supporters, my friend Evan mentioned making a sheet metal brake. I started looking into it and found lots of DIY versions online. There were all different types requiring different tools and providing different results. I mashed up techniques from several of them and made one in an afternoon!This is a 4 ft version that clamps down to an existing table when in use. When I’m finished with it, I can easily hide it away in seconds. This is great for folding aluminum, steel and more. There are lots of different ways to make these tools, some of which don’t even require welding! Check it out!

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  • Some great ideas in the comment so far..
    1. Springs under orange piece (under wing nuts)
    2. Using bed frame steel for the project

    Let me summarize the rest of comments on this video for you :)

    Cool project but..
    1. I hate your music!
    2. I love your music!

    1. I hate your beard!
    2. I love your beard!

  • I watched this last night and so inspired was I that I went to my shed today and made one of these from a couple of hoofing great hinges, plywood, angle iron and a cut down aluminium spirit level.
    It works, it actually works

  • turned out Real nice
    good narration and the high speed video was a good idea
    editing dept. gets an A+

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