diy sheet metal brake

found a link for a diy sheet metal brake, its free and has plans....think ima give it a shot in a few weeks

http://ch601.org/tools/brake_plans.htm

Thanks for sharing.

Hell to the yeah...I think we got another tech section comming soon from Jesse

kinda cool, only thing that sucks is you cant make boxes with that design since it doesnt have removeable teef.....

Originally posted by bdroppeddak



kinda cool, only thing that sucks is you cant make boxes with that design since it doesnt have removeable teef.....

I have never seen a DIY box and pan brake. I think because you would almost need a mill to make the slots for mounting the fingers and the fingers themselves.I am torn between making my own or just paying the $500 for a seemingly halfway decent import brake.Tools suck!

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I wonder how hard it'd be to change this into a 10ft. brake.. We have to rent one for bending metal when we do vinyl siding, $50 a day but we don't do much vinyl.. so it's worth the price. BUT, for a DIY brake's price.. it might be worth it. I'll check on the thickness on the metal we use also..