Bending Sheet Metal With Wood

Simple sheet metal bender using a hand roller clamps and plywood.

Bending sheet metal with wood.

Many different tools cut sheet metal and each has its own strengths and weaknesses. Next place the wood parallel and slightly behind the bending line. Then a force is applied to the piece of sheet metal with a matching punch. Monkeys spinning monkeys by kevin macleod.

This is done through the application of force on a workpiece. The sheet metal is clamped under a piece of. If you want a sharp 90 bend tap along the crease with a mallet. In place of the bending angle you can use a 2x4 covered with sheet metal hinged to the base.

If the metal is still getting scratched up you can either put on a few layers of masking tape or use wood blocks like 2 4 s or something to sandwich the part for bending as you tap away on it with a mallet the wood will be soft enough to not damage the surface as long as there aren t any metal shavings hard things on it. You can counterbore holes in the hold down and base for springs. Clamp the wood on top of the metal to the workbench. For a hold down you can use a 2x4 with steel strips under the front and back edges.

It makes crisp clean bends on sheet metal up to 22 ga for great looking results. You can use a 2x4 ripped in half for handles. In this plan we ll show you how to build and use a simple bending brake like you see here. Also known as press braking flanging die bending folding and edging this method is used to deform a material to an angular shape.

Learning how to work with sheet metal can open up a lot of potential for practical projects. Bending is one of the most common sheet metal fabrication operations. Bending sheet metal by hand is a manageable task if the piece of sheet metal is small and thin enough to handle. It s made from a few pieces of hardwood to form the base and hinged handle.

The force must exceed the material s yield strength to achieve a plastic deformation. The sheet is first positioned over a die or v block fixed on previously positioned back gauges. Finally bend the sheet up by hand to the angle desired.