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.

Place another piece from the same sheet metal strip 0 50mm vertically onto the bed and between the brake and the first one. 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. Build a sheet metal brake 18 ga solid wire for the hold down springs. In this video i show how to build a metal brake with a 72 inch working capacity.

It s ugly not very precise and not strong at all. 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. The reason i used two thinner dimensioned boards was that they were the thickest dimensioned boards i could find at lowe s. Spray paint i bought one can which is enough.

These boards will be glued together to form the base for the brake. 1 4 inch 0 6 cm steel plate with bracing will enable. I m going to do this two tone though. Place the brake onto the brake s bed.

The unit as shown is approximately 82 tip to tip has a working surface he. Miter saw with metal. 2x4 s were not straight enough for this project and since i don t have a planer i typically buy my boards already planed. Select materials that will be strong enough for your needs.

You don t need much wire but if you don t have any on hand this is going. Cut the angle iron and steel plate in sizes listed above making sure edges are square and straight. It was made in a.