Bend Sheet Metal Without A Break

A siding brake bends aluminum or bendable vinyl siding to the angles you want using leverage from a hinged joint.

Bend sheet metal without a break.

Use scrap lumber to make a brake that is effective when only a few bends will be necessary. Easily clamps or mounts to workbench. There are many ways to get the job done without having all of the tools. To define the bend region and reduce the force required to bend a part out of sheet metal down to something you can handle without a brake press slots can be cut at the bending line to.

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 brake is compact and lightweight yet sturdy enough for professional production runs. Bends metal up to 18 in. Most frequently expensive sheet metal bending tools called brakes are used to bend sheet metal but you can also complete this task without one.

Stacey demonstrates a technique of how to bend a sheet of metal using a vise and 2 4 s. I have never tried this method but if you don t have a metal brake this may work fine. Makes bends to 90º. A purpose made brake isn t necessary if you are going to be bending only a few pieces of coiled siding.

Bending sheet metal by hand is a manageable task if the piece of sheet metal is small and thin enough to handle.