Sheet metal brake

I made my own 36" Sheet Metal Brake in 3 hours, then made a super awesome killer one in 25 hours. FREE PLANS so now you can make yours!

Build a Sheet Metal Brake: I love building tools. There's been more than a few times I've needed to bend metal and I've resorted to clamping 2x4s together and using a hammer. I needed better. I saw a how to on making a metal brake and wanted to make a few modifications. This…

Bending of sheet metal can be tricky, but with the right tool it���s very easy. For those who work with it regularly are likely to have a sheet metal bending

This bench-top box/pan brake can bend sheet metal into various shapes. It mounts to a workbench. It can accept up to four foot wide stock and bend 135 degrees. With the various width teeth, they can be adjusted to fit the width of the bend needed within minutes with one wrench. The clamping thickness can be adjusted from 0 to about 0.25 inches, but I would be extremely lucky to bend something that thick. The throat can open to over four inches. This brake was built from scrap I received for…

An easy to follow step-by-step tutorial on building sheet metal brakes.

75K views, 1.2K likes, 12 comments, 72 shares, Facebook Reels from Trick-Tools: The BB-4816M magnetic sheet metal brake is a unique box and pan brake that has nearly endless bending possibilities...

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Build a Sheet Metal Brake: I love building tools. There's been more than a few times I've needed to bend metal and I've resorted to clamping 2x4s together and using a hammer. I needed better. I saw a how to on making a metal brake and wanted to make a few modifications. This…

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Somebody asked, so here we go. This was the subject of an article in Midwest Rod & Machine in about 1989, and it was reprinted in "Real Hot Rods,"...