Bending Sheet Metal Drawers

2mm mild steel and 1 5mm acid proof steel 316 evolution in home depot.

Bending sheet metal drawers.

Also known as press braking flanging die bending folding and edging this method is used to deform a material to an angular shape. In some cases bending may produce a small change in sheet thickness. Similar to other metal forming processes bending changes the shape of the work piece while the volume of material will remain the same. Bending is one of the most common sheet metal fabrication operations.

In this instructable i will be showing you how to make a metal drawer for whatever you need. Sheet metal bending is the plastic deformation of the work over an axis creating a change in the part s geometry. This is done through the application of force on a workpiece. I am using the harbor freight 36 brake with surprisingly good results in 16 gauge cold rolled.

The force must exceed the material s yield strength to achieve a plastic deformation. Used left over materials that i around. For shop projects like these 22 gauge steel is about right. Most frequently expensive sheet metal bending tools called brakes are used to bend sheet metal but you can also complete this task without one.

I m a home gamer with minimal experience working with sheet metal however i have a decent grasp of the fundamentals of bending. It s easy to cut and bend but still has plenty of strength. I needed to put a drawer on my welding cart and thought what better thing to make as my first instructa. How to make a metal drawer.

Mine is a little different because it is all metal. Made a drawer to my drilling station. I m working on some 16 gauge drawers for my work bench. Kaka fb 4 4 inch hand operated steel bending brake high flexibility easy operation sheet metal forming bender 4 4 out of 5 stars 23 142 99 142.