Hinge Sheet Metal Brake

The subsequent hit s form the hem or the hinge using the secondary working surface of the tool.

Hinge sheet metal brake.

The top of the hinge should be just level with the top surface of the bending plate. Material thickness up to 0 118 3 00mm. The adjustable press plate lets you make sharp or round bends up to 120. Trying to bend a piece of metal by hand even something lightweight like aluminum is incredibly difficult and time consuming.

Comes with a sturdy wide base stand that is pre drilled for bolting to your shop floor. The tools that i used are a bandsaw drill press angle grinder and tig welder. The first hit is an acute form. The form is typically produced in multiple hits.

Remove the hinge pin and attach the other side of the hinge to the bottom plate making sure the hinge is facing the right direction. In this video i show how to build a metal brake with a 72 inch working capacity. However with a press brake a hinge shape can be put into a piece of sheet metal in seconds. To prevent this i used a much more robust style of hinge thicker metal and i also boxed in the bottom bar to give it more strength.

Bends metal up to 36 in. Ace rewards members are eligible to receive free delivery on orders of 50 or more. Attach the hinge to the bend plate with stainless steel a5 pop rivets using a 60mm spacing between rivets. The tm10 is lightweight and portable and very easy to operate and maintain.

The edge of the sheet metal includes either a hem or safety edge or a hinge. Van mark s tm10 portable siding brake is used to bend aluminum trim coil 3003 h14 light galvanized steel and copper for residential siding roofing window and gutter installation. I found that the metal brakes tend to flex when using normal door hinges and at the bottom bar. Free delivery offer excludes same day delivery.

Make smooth precise bends in sheet metal up to 36 in. The unit as shown is approximately 82 tip to tip has a working surface he. Trim cutter model 3017 and unistand model usa1. Find the working length and gauge capacity that best fits your needs.