How To Bend Metal Sheet Without A Brake

How to bend sheet metal without a brake step 1.

How to bend metal sheet without a brake.

You will use the. Slide the angle iron into the jaws of the vise so that it lays flat the length of the piece of metal you are. Cut a groove about 2 3 through the material. Stacey demonstrates a technique of how to bend a sheet of metal using a vise and 2 4 s.

Something we do when the brake die can t make a bend due to clearance ect slice the sheet at the bend line in a dashed pattern hand bend then weld the bend up afterwards. The bend won t be quite as sharp but suitable bends can be made for many construction projects without using a brake. This video will show you how to do it and hopefully save you some money. Better yet i use a circ saw with abrasive blade.

Clamp a straight edge to use as a fence to guide the circ saw. Determine the angle at which you want to brake the metal and mark it on the protractor. I have never tried this method but if you don t have a metal brake this may work fine. Bend sheet metal without a brake.