Homemade Wooden Sheet Metal Brake

Use a 3 8 wood drill bit to drill two holes 1 1 2 deep.

Homemade wooden sheet metal brake.

You want these handles about the distance of your metal pieces no more than your shoulder width and about 1 1 2 deep. The bending angle is what folds the metal. The first step was cutting the components the 2x4 was cut to 48. I cut out 1 2 off each corner of the bending angle.

How to make your own sheet metal brake from wood step 1. Homemade wooden sheet metal brake intended to produce precise and repeatable bends in metal panels. The angle is secured to a 3 4 wood mounting plate. Cut two 12 inch pieces out of one of the 2 x 4 s.

I love working with metal but i ve always struggled to get perfect 90 bends. Construct a box 15 inches wide by 8 feet long by gluing. Fasten two of the 1 x 8 s to the top of the 2 x 4 rectangle by gluing and screwing them down. Build a sheet metal brake step 1.

Drawing from numerous online sources makjosher s brake is built from 1 8 steel bar as well as 1 8 steel angle. All you need to do is drill 3 8 holes on the 2 side of the smaller wood board. I cut my scrap steel angle. Then insert the rods into the holes.