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.

Select materials that will be strong enough for your needs. Miter saw with metal. Place the brake onto the brake s bed. 2x4 s were not straight enough for this project and since i don t have a planer i typically buy my boards already planed.

Spray paint i bought one can which is enough. In this video i show how to build a metal brake with a 72 inch working capacity. Cut the angle iron and steel plate in sizes listed above making sure edges are square and straight. It s ugly not very precise and not strong at all.

Lay the 7 x42 piece on top of the 14 piece with the front edges. It was made in a. These boards will be glued together to form the base for the brake. 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.

84 not counting 18. My file and cad links are now at. Place another piece from the same sheet metal strip 0 50mm vertically onto the bed and between the brake and the first one. 1 4 inch 0 6 cm steel plate with bracing will enable.

The unit as shown is approximately 82 tip to tip has a working surface he. The reason i used two thinner dimensioned boards was that they were the thickest dimensioned boards i could find at lowe s. I m going to do this two tone though.