Best Way To Bend Sheet Metal Without A Brake

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Best way to bend sheet metal without a brake.

Showing how i bend steel plate without using a brake. 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. This method is recommended for do it yourself siding repair or other small projects. Bend sheet metal without a brake.

If you need to reheat the metal and redo the bend. Clamp a straight edge to use as a fence to guide the circ saw. 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. A siding brake is more effective and much faster for large or professional jobs.

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. Better yet i use a circ saw with abrasive blade. This video will show you how to do it and hopefully save you some money. The metal should bend but only bend it as far as it goes without forcing it.

Stacey demonstrates a technique of how to bend a sheet of metal using a vise and 2 4 s. Use scrap lumber to make a brake that is effective when only a few bends will be necessary. Showing how i bend steel plate without using a brake. I have never tried this method but if you don t have a metal brake this may work fine.