Homemade Sheet Metal Finger Brake

Blocks were welded to the fixed part of the table.

Homemade sheet metal finger brake.

Time to try out the finger brake. Homemade sheet metal finger brake constructed from scrap materials. Since it almost always bends crooked i end up rebending and generally just. I will be used to make.

To its left is my wide finger which is holding down a strip of sheet metal. Twist a steel wire ø1 2mm around the pivot and place it at the gap on edge of bender. Two steel blocks were drilled and reamed to receive the pins. Simple sheet metal brake.

Lay the 7 x42 piece on top of the 14 piece with the front edges. Its also a fun project and you know the out come is going to work no guessing involved. Select materials that will be strong enough for your needs. Homemade sheetmetal brake designed to accommodate finger brakes.

I love working with metal but i ve always struggled to get perfect 90 bends. It will be powered by two 20 ton air operated bottle jacks. Adjust and do a tack weld at side of pivot and the top corner of angle iron point 1. This is a homemade finger press brake.

I m sure some bright person out there will probably come up with a more elegant way to do this. The finger is back from the pivot line by the thickness of that stainless steel plate that you see all the way to the left. It has a bend length of 62 inches. Next insert your sheet metal lining up the bend line with the edge of the top plate.

Hinge was fabricated by welding the pivot pins to the movable section of the table. The most important thing on a sheet metal brake is. Finger brakes are positioned accurately using clamps and shims for perfect bends. To open the brake first loosen the bolts then insert a large screwdriver between the top and bottom plate at either end.

Brake using the book called designing and building the sheet metal brake by david j gingery book cost 8 00 and worth ever cent i used scrap materal i had makes nice clean bends on 16 ga. I built my 32in. Cut the angle iron and steel plate in sizes listed above making sure edges are square and straight. I lifted the movable table and now have my first 90 bend.

I have clamped a square to the fixed table. Fabricated from steel and hardware.