Bend Sheet Metal Into Circle

How to bend sheet metal without a brake.

Bend sheet metal into circle.

So far i have used this bender to make circles out of 1x1 16 aluminum for some of my hobby robots to bend some 1x1 8 inch aluminum into a perfect circle for a us first robotics high school team i mentor go team 1631 and to bend two 5 inch wide 1 8 inch steel sheets 9 feet long for a fire pit i am making but that s another instructable. Just a quick q. Because the die penetrates into the sheet pressing a dent into the workpiece. I have two pieces of sheet metal i got at the home store.

Bend metal without expensive tools. Next put your wooden or metal form blocks in the vice and clamp your sheet of metal between the forms. Bending the galvanized steel can help you mold it into shapes appropriate for your project. The aluminum actually cost more than the steel which surprised me.

A brake is a device that allows you to bend a piece of sheet metal at a particular angle. Except i like curved lines once in a while. Galvanized steel is a resilient and corrosion resistant metal which makes it an ideal component in many projects. 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.

How to bend sheet metal without a brake in 4 different methods with minimal or homemade tools. The average hack requires at least one angled metal part and the best tool to make one is still the good ol press brake. This along with the high forces used about 5 8 times as much as in partial bending guarantee high precision. The penetrating effect also ensures a very small inside radius for the bend.

Update check out this super two person trike my partner and i are offering on kickstarter. When working with sheet metal one particularly useful piece of equipment is the brake. Neither were very expensive though. The bending process is fairly simple but you should feel confident operating power tools before you attempt to bend the galvanized steel.

Both are 6w x 24l. To bend sheet metal in a vice start by marking a line on the metal where you want to bend it. I ll be bending the metal using a jig just like the one in this ible i m a big fan of atomic zombie s builds. Bending sheet metal into circle posted in atm optics and diy forum.