Best Way To Bend Sheet Metal Without A Brake

This video will show you how to do it and hopefully save you some money.

Best way to bend sheet metal without a brake.

Stacey demonstrates a technique of how to bend a sheet of metal using a vise and 2 4 s. Bend sheet metal without a brake. If you have something big and heavy and want to bend it and you don t have any machines to bend it with just cut slices in the metal. I have never tried this method but if you don t have a metal brake this may work fine.

Cut a groove about 2 3 through the material. Quick tips bending sheet metal i found this video of stacey david from gearz that i thought some of you do it yourself car enthusiasts may find interesting. Better yet i use a circ saw with abrasive blade. Showing how i bend steel plate without using a brake.

Something we do when the brake die can t make a bend due to clearance ect slice the sheet at the bend line in a dashed pattern hand bend then weld the bend up afterwards. A siding brake is more effective and much faster for large or professional jobs. Don t cut quite all the way through though that s. Use scrap lumber to make a brake that is effective when only a few bends will be necessary.

If you need to reheat the metal and redo the bend. The metal should bend but only bend it as far as it goes without forcing it. The bend won t be quite as sharp but suitable bends can be made for many construction projects without using a brake. Showing how i bend steel plate without using a brake.