How To Bend Sheet Metal

In this tutorials you will learn how to utilize sheetmetal tool such insert bend and flaten.

How to bend sheet metal.

Here s a good rule of thumb for most materials. You will use the protractor to gauge the brake as you bend the metal little by little. Click front plane and click on sketch. Otherwise the sheet metal is almost certain to shift as you bend it resulting in a bad bend.

Using the edge of your workbench a length of wood two clamps and a mallet you can fashion a rudimentary bending brake. The inside bend radius should be equal to the thickness of the material that you re forming. Clamp the wood on top of the metal to the workbench. To clamp efficiently lay your sheet metal on the top surface of your straightedge with the drawn line perfectly aligned with the outside edge of the sheet metal.

I hope you like this video. This measurement will be necessary for calculating your bend allowance. Set offset distance as 0 1in. Clamping your sheet metal to the straightedge is a must.

If your sheet metal is too thick you may need special machinery like a brake or a torch to bend your sheet into the desired shape. Subscribe my channel for more new videos. Use line sketch l shape. Simple sheet metal bender using a hand roller clamps and plywood.

In other words if you re bending 1 8 sheet use a tool with a 1 8 radius to form the inside of the bend. Hello friends today i make a sheet metal bending tool. Determine the thickness of your sheet. Next place the wood parallel and slightly behind the bending line.

Monkeys spinning monkeys by kevin macleod. Mark a bend line and place the sheet metal on the edge of your bench. For dimension and more informat. Determine the angle at which you want to brake the metal and mark it on the protractor.

Dimension sketch with smart dimension as 1in x 1in. Click offset entities and click l sketch.