How To Bend Long Sheet Metal Brake

Figure 10 if they do not match adjust the end with the sharper bend back slightly.

How to bend long sheet metal brake.

Determine the angle at which you want to brake the metal and mark it on the protractor. You will use the. This magnetic sheet metal brake makes bending easy fast convenient our models from 1 5 feet to 10 feet long can be equipped with this automation automatic. Now that you know your bend allowance take your protractor and draw a clear line with your marker across the point at which you will bend your sheet metal.

Then use your bend allowance to draw your second bend line the intervening distance between your bend lines bend radius. Slide the angle iron into the jaws of the vise so that it lays flat the length of the piece of metal you are. Figure 8 bend 90 figure 9 remove test strips and place one on top of the other. Mark your bend lines.

Check by clamping two test strips between the bed and the clamp 3 inch from each end of the brake. The unit as shown is approximately 82 tip to tip has a working surface he.