Bend O Mate Sheet Metal Brake

After several failed attempts to bend the rudder spar i ended up going to a local sheet metal shop for help.

Bend o mate sheet metal brake.

It s pretty big so you can sta. Proudly built and designed in the u s a. 6 1 2 racer s brake shipping weight 500 lbs. Dave s cheap sheet metal bending brake i started building my zenith ch601xl from plans in mid january 2006.

Metal shops have brakes mounted at different angles with automated braking arms however it is possible to bend sheet metal at home without the use of a brake. The problem with that is that their equipment is not set up for the 1 8 inch radius bend specified in the plans. I also use it with plastics polycarbonate etc. 20 gauge mild steel bend lexan up to 1 8 full width hems full width 1 4 lip bends three sides bend sharp or radius bends.

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6 racer s brake shipping weight 450 lbs. E z bend tubing benders and sheet metal brakes were introduced in 1997. I wanted to get one that allows me to bend 2 3mm thick and 800 mm long steel sheets. A brake is a device that allows you to bend a piece of sheet metal at a particular angle.

Free instructional video. I think this is one of the best tools i ve been doing for a long time on my channel. How i built my sheet metal brake bender.