✔️ DIY No Weld Sheet Metal Brake

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  • Опубліковано 5 чер 2024
  • I needed a sheet metal brake to fix some windows around the house. Since a reasonable price metal brake could be found in local store, it gave me an excuse to build one. Also, as a challenge I decided not to use a welder to make this metal bender. Which makes it much easier to break down and store in the shop when it isn't being used.
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  • @MakingStuff
    @MakingStuff  5 років тому +16

    Hope you like the video. Leave a comment and let me know what you think about it.

    • @jasonhirsch3066
      @jasonhirsch3066 5 років тому

      Like it. How much space does it take disassembled for storage

    • @edwardcash7072
      @edwardcash7072 4 роки тому

      Making Stuff where are the links to the parts and other stuff for building and electronics to run and do this project. I’m excited about this and hope you can help with the mpcnc. Thanks a head from bo cash

  • @paulpaid
    @paulpaid Рік тому +1

    I've watched a few but didn't quite get the physics of it all. You have a way of making things less complicated and crystal clear. Great teacher. Thank you.

  • @Historynerd42
    @Historynerd42 Рік тому +2

    The best and easiest sheet metal break I've seen so far and I've watched too many. Thank you

  • @jmannUSMC
    @jmannUSMC 4 роки тому +7

    My hair is finally at the same length as yours here and I've noticed all my metal and woodworking has improved.
    Some say it's from practice, but I know it's because of the hair!

  • @davidprins9401
    @davidprins9401 Рік тому +2

    This is what I need - simple and inexpensive for bending thin aluminum. Thanks!

    • @MakingStuff
      @MakingStuff  Рік тому

      Glad I could help. Thanks for watching!

  • @blazinggazelle6957
    @blazinggazelle6957 3 роки тому

    I started welding a year ago and now probably need a simple brake to bend sheet metal. This design looks like the best option for a DIY metal brake. You did a great job on this project.

  • @jshrabbits4227
    @jshrabbits4227 4 роки тому +3

    I need sheet metal brake myself. This one is relatively simple and gets the job done!!

  • @rickbolin
    @rickbolin 5 років тому +4

    I really appreciate your videos, and this one is no exception. Thank you for your hard work and dedication to keeping us up on what you’re doing!

  • @jimmylovesbikes
    @jimmylovesbikes 5 років тому +1

    Great build, and great improvement tips at the end of the video as well. Awesome job.

    • @MakingStuff
      @MakingStuff  5 років тому

      Glad you liked it, thanks for watching!

  • @davidspencer2333
    @davidspencer2333 5 років тому

    Nice work Bob! Another well done project and video!

  • @jpabmx
    @jpabmx 4 роки тому +1

    Hey I absolutely love your diy style, great videos! I like that this is no weld. I've got a window project too and would love to try this. Thanks for sharing man! love the music selections too!

  • @DIGOLOGIST
    @DIGOLOGIST 4 роки тому +1

    Great video, I will be making one of these at work for some 1/8" sheet metal I have to bend. Subbed you. Thanks for sharing.

  • @manickn6819
    @manickn6819 5 років тому

    I have intentions of building a bender so this was a good video. I have not decided on the length yet though.

  • @atouchofa.d.d.5852
    @atouchofa.d.d.5852 5 років тому

    Nice and simple!

  • @JBFromOZ
    @JBFromOZ 5 років тому

    yeah looks good, I need one myself thanks for sharing!

  • @ateleskier7066
    @ateleskier7066 3 роки тому

    Very helpful, thank you. I agree about the blend of welding for strength and bolts for storage; that's my plan anyway. Cheers.

  • @felixcat9318
    @felixcat9318 3 роки тому

    For people without welding equipment (the vast majority of viewers) this is particularly helpful because they would be able to build one for themselves! Subscribed.

    • @MakingStuff
      @MakingStuff  3 роки тому

      Thanks for watching!

    • @mobiledevto
      @mobiledevto 11 місяців тому

      Learn to weld. Its easy and you can get a used mig for cheap.

  • @TheHelado36
    @TheHelado36 3 роки тому

    Best video yet !

  • @richgage6510
    @richgage6510 Рік тому

    New subscriber here!! Love the video! No nonsense and highly practical. Thanks for sharing

  • @thumpdaddy2000
    @thumpdaddy2000 3 роки тому +2

    Put springs on the bolts under the top angle so when you undo it the angle lifts up and you can just move your steel and bolt it down again. Also Id weld a T handle onto the bolts so you don't need a tool every time.

  • @turnsufficient4971
    @turnsufficient4971 Рік тому +1

    Wow ! That was great !

  • @sergioalbuquerque937
    @sergioalbuquerque937 3 роки тому

    Nice job!!!

  • @Rvdaydream
    @Rvdaydream 5 років тому

    Oh my, I might need to eventually get in touch with you and have you Bend up a generator box for our Champion generator. Maybe one day. LOL

    • @MakingStuff
      @MakingStuff  5 років тому

      Sure thing, as long as it isn't wider than 42 inches :)

  • @richardhaen
    @richardhaen 4 роки тому

    Very good video think I will make one like that very good

  • @nebimolina7086
    @nebimolina7086 4 роки тому

    Excellent video

  • @PracticalCat
    @PracticalCat 3 роки тому

    I like your addition of the flat bar. Ive noticed with most angle iron the edges are kind of rounded off. using the flat bar ensures a nice sharp bend! just what i was looking for :)

    • @derekmoen5382
      @derekmoen5382 3 роки тому

      Most of the time you just grind the edge of the angle iron down so one edge is pretty much sharp. His bends could have been alot tighter to

    • @PracticalCat
      @PracticalCat 3 роки тому

      Thats very true!
      I dont have a grinder though :p

  • @craigmonteforte1478
    @craigmonteforte1478 4 роки тому

    nice work on the Brake Bob the ability to bend over 36” is pretty common do like the way you went about this design without the welding

  • @tanyalaw4805
    @tanyalaw4805 5 місяців тому

    Maybe some heavy duty springs under the hold down where the bolts are

  • @AndrewAHayes
    @AndrewAHayes 5 років тому

    I was hoping you were going to make some angle stops for it, but it is functional for your purpose

  • @michaelmayes9532
    @michaelmayes9532 2 роки тому

    Great instruction! TY sir!

  • @ybpvin
    @ybpvin 5 років тому

    Як завжди цікаво і детально. Лайк.

  • @MrTHEBRITINWA
    @MrTHEBRITINWA 3 роки тому

    Way cool mate!

  • @kenswitzer4133
    @kenswitzer4133 5 років тому

    Very good video.

  • @rsonweb2060
    @rsonweb2060 4 роки тому

    Good quality video. This is much simpler than many DIY brakes. I can use some of this for one I'm making. What gauge metal do you bend with yours? What lube did you use for drilling and tapping?

    • @MakingStuff
      @MakingStuff  4 роки тому +1

      The lube is CRC Cutting Fluid. I have only really bent the aluminum flashing for the widows with it so far. It will bend 16ga but I have not made any projects with it yet.

  • @doubledarefan
    @doubledarefan 5 років тому +3

    Use thicker angle for a sharper bend.

  • @sgruvamusic2160
    @sgruvamusic2160 Рік тому

    Good work

  • @dubi01
    @dubi01 3 роки тому

    wow....just wow......thanks!

  • @3campingguys431
    @3campingguys431 9 місяців тому

    Well, that was an interesting build and video. It would be nice to the see the finished bends instead of waving it in front of video. That would allow the viewers to inspect the actual bends as to quality. Also the base materials were quite flimsy. But id all you are doing something one time like your needs, it should work.

  • @DickmaCastillo-oj1jg
    @DickmaCastillo-oj1jg 7 місяців тому

    I LIKE THE EXPLANAtion noce and clear

  • @laurensiemens1436
    @laurensiemens1436 2 роки тому

    Another awesome video. what would happen though if you needed a pan brake? I have a solution

  • @dj1NM3
    @dj1NM3 5 років тому

    The flat-bar for the top-jaw seems redundant with the angle-bar on top, because the angle should be rigid and straight without the flat under it.
    Alternatively, turn the top-jaw angle-bar so that one flange sits flat (an upright "L") facing forwards, so that you can bend an edge right over for a lip/safety edge on future sheet-metal prtojects.
    The "bracing legs" you described for welding on to stop the break from rolling backwards could just as easily be attached like the handles to the moving jaw, so no welding is really required.

    • @MakingStuff
      @MakingStuff  5 років тому

      Thanks for the input and thanks for watching!

  • @pamhammargren4542
    @pamhammargren4542 4 місяці тому

    I have 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 1/8" angle iron or should i use bigger pieces Yhanks T

  • @user-oh5mo1bx3v
    @user-oh5mo1bx3v 3 місяці тому

    would this type of brake work if made in oak for thinner sheet no more than 1mm thick? Just wondering as I need to bend 6" long pieces to a right angle and don't need something so big.

  • @michaelkenefick
    @michaelkenefick 5 років тому

    Did you post a WTB on the BOYD?

  • @davethurston753
    @davethurston753 9 місяців тому

    Very nice.

  • @stichter51
    @stichter51 4 роки тому

    Just discovered your channel and really like the quality of your video, audio and editing. I'm intrigued by your welding table. Did you make it or buy it?

    • @MakingStuff
      @MakingStuff  4 роки тому

      Made it. There is a video about it on the channel.

    • @stichter51
      @stichter51 4 роки тому

      @@MakingStuff Thanks!

  • @balachandrand5912
    @balachandrand5912 3 роки тому

    Good work, able to make 4mts length

  • @atouchofa.d.d.5852
    @atouchofa.d.d.5852 5 років тому

    New camera? Really crisp

    • @MakingStuff
      @MakingStuff  5 років тому

      Nope, new lights in the shop.

  • @chuckmac6541
    @chuckmac6541 4 роки тому

    What size did you make your breaker for sheet-metal 36 inches

    • @MakingStuff
      @MakingStuff  4 роки тому

      It's 42 inches because I had to make pieces for some windows and the 36" breaks were not long enough. I think that is why they window guy never came back and finished the job.

  • @adamscoolthings3316
    @adamscoolthings3316 5 років тому +1

    What are the tools you think beginners should get to start woodworking I like your channel

    • @MakingStuff
      @MakingStuff  5 років тому

      Start with the basics then slowly add more tools as you get better. You can make a lot with just a hammer, cordless drill and a hand saw.

    • @adamscoolthings3316
      @adamscoolthings3316 5 років тому

      I just got a 1/4 in router and a round over bit

    • @adamscoolthings3316
      @adamscoolthings3316 5 років тому

      Btw you should make a video on what kinds of screws to use depending on what your doing

  • @JohnPiering
    @JohnPiering Місяць тому

    The flat bar seems a little redundent with the angle iron on top to 'hold it down in the center. Why not just use the angle iron?

  • @vladtepes97
    @vladtepes97 Рік тому

    1:10 where did you get that tape measure? can't find those in central usa here in the 18th century.

  • @fredjones1238
    @fredjones1238 2 роки тому

    rounded corners on metal need nice tight square corners

  • @BKMDano17
    @BKMDano17 2 роки тому

    Where did you get that bandsaw?
    Thanks

  • @jjj4192000
    @jjj4192000 2 роки тому

    Is there a list

  • @indrajitR
    @indrajitR 3 роки тому

    good vedio.

  • @larrysullivan6536
    @larrysullivan6536 3 роки тому

    I really love that bender so easy I’ve got to make one now thanks mate larrysullivan in london

  • @villijs33321
    @villijs33321 4 роки тому

    Like when people make stuf/tools but hate to se unfinished in the end (chamfer all drilled holes, sand sharp edges/corners after cutting stock to lengt)

    • @RedBorg1
      @RedBorg1 5 місяців тому

      I love when people critique / correct someone’s work, yet can’t spell to save their lives. satuf = stuff. Shamfer = Chamfer..lol

    • @villijs33321
      @villijs33321 5 місяців тому

      @@RedBorg1 So you feeling proud now to comment on 4 years old comment where you find some typo...

  • @tomwyrick2824
    @tomwyrick2824 2 роки тому

    You c could save yourself some time and WD40 if you make yourself a small weighed cup (mine was a 4" piece of square 1.5 x1.5 tube with a flat plate welded on the bottom) to pour a little cutting oil in and you can just dip your drill and or tap in it! Take it from someone that used to drill and tap all day long! You can even make it magnetic Or just sit it in a magnetic bowl. And stick an acid brush in it to brush on if needed! Your welcome!

  • @Lovinfamilyof3
    @Lovinfamilyof3 3 роки тому +1

    You could have just offset the pins on the hinges

  • @ifixeditmyself1926
    @ifixeditmyself1926 6 місяців тому

    💯💯💯💯

  • @myambition3801
    @myambition3801 4 роки тому

    9 x 5

  • @manny7684
    @manny7684 Рік тому +1

    anyone who actually tries this will be disappointed! the hinges will never hold up even bending super thin material!

    • @richardwelsh7901
      @richardwelsh7901 Місяць тому

      Ive worked a few 20' breaks.. maybe a little DIY setup with no safety gear needs to have weak hinges. The jaws on those things stay pretty hungry

  • @volodymyrslonov9136
    @volodymyrslonov9136 3 роки тому

    Good job. Ukraine watch on you video.

  • @MrCoffeypaul
    @MrCoffeypaul 5 років тому +1

    Aint self help the best help out there?

  • @benborsa8266
    @benborsa8266 5 років тому +1

    Good video but you can rent 8' and 10' sheet metal benders (aluminum breaks) from home depot for like 80$ if your doing flashing. Just saying to save you time and effort.

  • @Rebar77_real
    @Rebar77_real 5 років тому

    I like your projects but you need more cuts to hurry a vid along bro. Nobody needs to watch holes drilled/tapped in order... Just saying. Nice brake man, good job and nice trick with the notches.

  • @larrybud
    @larrybud 2 роки тому

    Now bend a corner :-)

  • @jonathansimmonds5784
    @jonathansimmonds5784 2 роки тому +1

    Yet ANOTHER video ignoring the basic fact that the clamp bar needs to be adjustable, that it needs to slide back to take into account the thickness of the metal being bent, slotted holes are required in the base with a nut that will slide on the underside. If it just clamps down directly above the hinge centreline then the metal physically cannot be bent to 90 degrees, a point is reached where the metal thickness begins to want to push the clamp bar back. If bolted straight down a few mm back then thinner metal won't bend where you want it to and will not be a tight radius
    And if adjustable then adjustable stops need to be made so once set you can bend several without having to measure each time.
    It's not rocket science, draw a few cross sections with different thicknesses of metal being bent if you can't see it in your head.

  • @bty1471
    @bty1471 5 місяців тому

    That would not work very well.

  • @larrygeorge3599
    @larrygeorge3599 Рік тому +1

    No! Just no

  • @wernerpfeifer
    @wernerpfeifer 5 років тому +1

    that is too weak, so you can bend at the most aluminum foil on the whole length ...

    • @sanjeethnundcoomar7630
      @sanjeethnundcoomar7630 4 роки тому

      Good video. What gap should there be between the two angle irons in millimeters before we mount the hinges on.

    • @derekmoen5382
      @derekmoen5382 3 роки тому

      @@sanjeethnundcoomar7630 should be flat or flush on the tops and touching

  • @user-mo9rd8cz6z
    @user-mo9rd8cz6z 4 роки тому

    FUFLO‼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼