As an experienced sheet metal fabricator, I can add some things: - Use a nylon hammer or at least hold a piece of wood between your hammer and the workpiece. - If you can grind a slight relief angle onto the inside tool, that will help form a 90° degree bend without it springing back. Steel almost works at exact 90°, but something like stainless steel or brass will need a few degrees overbending so it springs back to 90°. - Aluminium doesn't like tight bends because it's not very tough. If you need a tight bend, make sure the bend is perpendicular to the rolling direction. Be careful hammering it down with a steel hammer, because it's easy to squeeze and become too thin. Again, use a nylon hammer or piece of wood in between your hard hammer and workpiece.
This is great info! I am just learning so knowledge from someone experiences with lil tips that you tend to only learn from experience is much appreciated !
@@kevinmullins4919 If you score it on the inside, the score will be hidden away after bending and the outside surface of the bend is less prone to tear under tension while bending.
Hi, if i want to bend a 0.8mm thick ss sheet to a tube shape, is it possible to do it with only nylon hammer and nothing else? I never done metal work before and the only tool i have is nylon hammer and i was wondering if 0.8mm is thin enough to shape by hand
Well done! My late father was a tool and die maker but never did his metal work at home, so I never picked up these tricks. He'd have appreciated your clear, methodical approach, as do I. I'm confident I'll be able to bend the 1" aluminum strip that I'm working on -- with practice, of course!
Really nice to see a well-shot, clearly enunciated video, not done with a hand held phone camera! I expect you even had a script, unlike many others, so you knew what you were going to say. Excellent work!
I'm lucky to have a sheet metal brake in my engineering proto shop, but I LOVE videos that show how to get around the need for such tools. Well done sir.
Just used this technique and it worked perfectly, thanks! Only thing I would add is that a put small piece of timber against the aluminium and hit that with the hammer instead of the bare metal, this gave me a really nice even bend without any dents.
Here is a technique I used successfully to bend a piece of sheet metal which was about half a metre in length: place the sheet into an open door between the hinges. Close the door carefully so the line you marked is along the base of the door stop. The result is a beautifully straight, even, 90 degree bend. Further bending to 180 degrees was done by placing the metal on a table, and using a hammer. The hammer blows were spread out using a large book. Little bit by little bit the bend went from 90 to 180 degrees. When the metal was completely folded I used the book and light hammer blows to flatten the bend to a small radius. All in all, I was very pleased with the result.
Very helpful overview of bending metal. I'm trying to create a product prototype and had absolutely no idea how to shape sheet metal. I assumed I'd need to apply heat. Thanks for explaining different methods, pros and cons of each, and tips for metalwork in general.
A london wheel is the method for shaping metal you can do it by hand on a block and start with a wooden hammeran old butchers block is ideal to start the london wheel has various rollers and sometimes called dies if you can find a good second hand one grab it they are getting hard to find though you ca get new ones look at internet and machinery sales and buy a good set f proper panel hammers and dollys and get some training a nite course at tafe is good and remember heat changes the mollecular structure of metal and it can harden and tear when it cools regards 😊
I like your clear presentation of bending without a brake. Would love to see how to make a metal box or pan with a rim without a brake with fingers (I think that is the term).
Scoring before bending is a must! Instead of screwdriver you're better off using the circular pizza cutter. Works like a charm. Make sure to dull the blade down - there should be no sharp edge left. It should be smooth and rounded edge which is perfect for scoring metal. Otherwise it may cut through the sheet. Another trick - put rubber/EVA gym mat under the sheet while scoring.
@@southparklion Inside. You're literally creating a shallow groove (crease line) that helps metal to fold in a straight line. Imagine a piece of carton paper that you depress with a side of a ruler. Same principle.
I usually just deliver this stuff, I never work with it that often, but today I'm trying to make a custom piece for a barbecue with very minimum tools. I want to bend approximately a quarter of an inch around the sides of the sheet metal to make a lip. This video gave me some better thought for process wish me luck.
Metalwork became interesting to me from the time our school shop teacher demonstrated a bar folder in 1953. UA-cam shows some extraordinary projects by people who are master metal workers. I rate this video also A+.
Well done and thank you for this helpful tutorial!! ...clear demonstration of methods accompanied by good discussion of 'whys' as well as the 'how-tos'! I'd been keen to see a demonstration video on how to make metal saddles for attaching pipes to flat surfaces?
Very helpful, I was able to make a heat shield out of 1/16” anodized aluminum, which included four bends. I used a hard rubber hammer to get sharp right angle bends.
Wanted to make a shelf of sorts to add some space to set things over my small guitar amp, found a door kick plate since the size and thickness were right. I figured this is how I would do it, just wanted to make sure. Great video
Thanks! Straightforward common-sense instruction. This was a really useful video! P.S. - my new favorite UA-cam fabrication quote: “Metal remembers all of your mistakes and doesn’t easily forgive.” (Reminds me of my wife’s best friend!!)
I use a similar method using two pieces of 90% angle in a vise with the material clamped between them plus G clamps on each side if necessary for longer bends. I bend it initially by hand as you showed but my final bend is done using a block of wood and a hammer to finish the bend working back and forth along the bend to get a good finish. I can get a good bend on material of up to 1.6mm and a reasonably good bend on 2mm with a bit of care and effort.
Excellent video. Very helpful as I was searching for guidance on how best to bend a piece of copper, but learned so much more from your examples in using sheet metal. Appreciate your professionalism.
Very interesting and the first video of a "how to bend sheet metal without a brake" with no welding at all. I will try your method, Thanks for the video.
Oh, WOW! And by that I mean ... WOW! I'm completely a "newbie" here, regarding bending metal sheets. But that's exactly what I need for a project I've been thinking about witch needs a case to house the circuitry and to simply "look good." I looked at some prebuilt cases and "discovered" that a simple case can cost $20 (And usually higher); I didn't have a bloody clue that a relatively simple BOX costs as much as they do. So then, I thought of BUILDING my own cases and thus far have some ideas on "how to" build a case. And of course I used this ol' "interweb" to see how viable building a case might be. And low and behold, I saw your post. Perfect. You explained the different options, their pluses and negatives, so on. And even this "newbie" could follow that! So, again, thank. (I did find other posts regarding bending metal, but in too many cases it seemed they made an assumption that we all should "just know it" but obviously most people are like me, clueless on how we can properly bend sheet metal. You made it quite simple to understand how it can be done. Hey, ONE video was a guy who never said a WORD, he just started drilling and such with no explanation of what he was doing or why. And as such it was, for me at least, a waste of time. Quite the polar opposite of your post.)
@@squirreltastic-k5v For a single one sure, but if you're making more projects ever again in your life, the tools and skills will be rewarding and useful.
@@Asdayasman how much is your time worth? In the case oh electrical housing, I cant imagine it being worth it to make something they sell in the store. The DIY shit is for custom stuff that you invent yourself
@@squirreltastic-k5v My time is worth an infinite amount, because it's the one thing you can never get more of. If I spend it doing something I enjoy, then it was well-spent. Of course this is for custom stuff oneself invents. Why else would you think I would be here?
Well Done. A thinking mans video. Well thought out,very good descriptions and and demonstrations of the different techniques. You've found a new fan. Subscribed.
Excellent information and very intelligent method of presentation. Thank you very much ... this content is exactly what I needed to fabricate a replacement panel for my RV.
Good idea frnd, since i don't have enough space in my room to make a brake and don't have a complete tools to make a brake. Your ideas are great very good when lack of tools to create a brake. I was planning to make a metal sheet casing for my power bank casing because i can't found an exact measure of a case in the market, so your idea is very good. 👏👏👏👏🙂
I need to create a deep channel shape with sheet aluminum. The channel width would be on the order of 1 cm/ 0.4", so my bending jig needs to be of that general dimension yet be stiff enough to perform the bend. The two wings of the finished piece will be about 10 cm/4" square, and should ideally be parallel to each other. The bend need not necessarily be two 90° square bends. It could even be rounded now that I think about it, but square would be better.. Nice video and I did learn some things.
Thank you, I came back to watch it again. Then scored some 0.04" aluminum for 90 degree bends. Used a straight edge and a 5 1/2" circular saw set to about 30% of total thickness of aluminum sheet. Folds easy, looks great!
Also found this very useful, and validated my idea I could do this by hand. Glad scoring the fold point is good. I'm only making an overhang for the dog house to slow rain from getting in.
I use the score method to make small alu-boxes. Actuallly I use a cnc router to cut max 30% of the material thickness along the bending line, then I bend the plate by hands. Results are great! It would be also nice to have some kind of hand-tool where the deep of cut is somehow adjustable. There is any tool like that?
If I wanted to make a lid for a 16 gallon barrel, what material and thickness should I use? I was thinking of making a rough cutout, then hammering the sheet around the opening to close it
I used a roller to bend some very hard 2019-T8 .020" sheet, 8 feet long, and I definitely prefer it to hammering. I bent DOWN, using my hip to help the metal bend. I think next time I'll make the tool much long, so I can wrap both hands around it and REALLY push. Annealing the sheet would probably help too, but I already . had it clamped up when I saw your video. Thanx, mate.
Thanks for the video. Your suggestion for clamping a straight edge and bending are what I was thinking. I also have a few different straight edges and a ton of clamps. Greetings from Denver my friend!
I just saw my outfeed roller stand for my miter saw sitting there and bells went off. lol. I let you know how iit ruens out. I'm making a new coal pan for my smoker grill.
Hello, I have a question about getting a bend out of metal part. I have a wind vent for a 1967 VW Bug, and the vertical shaft, where the doors glass goes up into, is slightly bend inwards. I've tried placing it on a hard flat surface and hitting it with a rubber hammer. But that doesn't change anything. I don't want to hit it too hard, I don't want to break any welds at the corners, if there are any. I have photos but can't post them on this site. I have a heat gun and a few tools to work with. Got any ideas?
You can bent really thick gauge sheet metal by simply perforating it with a drill or laser cutter or anything really. There are even special patente patterns for best bending result. You can eaven bent 2mm steel sheets by hand this way.
What thickness is the metal being bent in the video? It looks like it would be easily possible to bend thicker sheet metal using this technique. What thickness would be possible?
Great video , thanks for taking the time to do this. Would I be able to use these methods for 3 or 4mm medium steel to make shelf brackets do you think ? Regards scott
I use a hammer and a piece of wood (2x4 pine usually). I use the end grain against the bend as it gives a more uniform bend. And angle the other edge of the wood a bit off of the metal so as not to get a reverse bend there.
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As an experienced sheet metal fabricator, I can add some things:
- Use a nylon hammer or at least hold a piece of wood between your hammer and the workpiece.
- If you can grind a slight relief angle onto the inside tool, that will help form a 90° degree bend without it springing back. Steel almost works at exact 90°, but something like stainless steel or brass will need a few degrees overbending so it springs back to 90°.
- Aluminium doesn't like tight bends because it's not very tough. If you need a tight bend, make sure the bend is perpendicular to the rolling direction. Be careful hammering it down with a steel hammer, because it's easy to squeeze and become too thin. Again, use a nylon hammer or piece of wood in between your hard hammer and workpiece.
This is great info! I am just learning so knowledge from someone experiences with lil tips that you tend to only learn from experience is much appreciated !
With the score and bend method do you score the inside of the bend or the outside?
@@kevinmullins4919 If you score it on the inside, the score will be hidden away after bending and the outside surface of the bend is less prone to tear under tension while bending.
@@MrSaemichlaus Thanks!!!
Hi, if i want to bend a 0.8mm thick ss sheet to a tube shape, is it possible to do it with only nylon hammer and nothing else? I never done metal work before and the only tool i have is nylon hammer and i was wondering if 0.8mm is thin enough to shape by hand
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Well done! My late father was a tool and die maker but never did his metal work at home, so I never picked up these tricks. He'd have appreciated your clear, methodical approach, as do I. I'm confident I'll be able to bend the 1" aluminum strip that I'm working on -- with practice, of course!
Really nice to see a well-shot, clearly enunciated video, not done with a hand held phone camera! I expect you even had a script, unlike many others, so you knew what you were going to say. Excellent work!
I'm lucky to have a sheet metal brake in my engineering proto shop, but I LOVE videos that show how to get around the need for such tools. Well done sir.
i appreciate how clearly you communicated these instructions, thank you.
Just used this technique and it worked perfectly, thanks!
Only thing I would add is that a put small piece of timber against the aluminium and hit that with the hammer instead of the bare metal, this gave me a really nice even bend without any dents.
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What about a rubber hammer???
"Metal remembers all your mistakes"
Very true.
Here is a technique I used successfully to bend a piece of sheet metal which was about half a metre in length: place the sheet into an open door between the hinges. Close the door carefully so the line you marked is along the base of the door stop. The result is a beautifully straight, even, 90 degree bend. Further bending to 180 degrees was done by placing the metal on a table, and using a hammer. The hammer blows were spread out using a large book. Little bit by little bit the bend went from 90 to 180 degrees. When the metal was completely folded I used the book and light hammer blows to flatten the bend to a small radius. All in all, I was very pleased with the result.
Brilliant video, straight to the point, clear and focused. Thanks.
You did well! I learned some things and hope one day to try these ideas out. (Of course we will always have your video to come back to!)
Awesome instructions! Exactly what I needed to solve my DIY project.
Excellent explanation and guidance for sheets 90 degrees bending ,appropriate your jobs
Very helpful overview of bending metal. I'm trying to create a product prototype and had absolutely no idea how to shape sheet metal. I assumed I'd need to apply heat. Thanks for explaining different methods, pros and cons of each, and tips for metalwork in general.
A london wheel is the method for shaping metal you can do it by hand on a block and start with a wooden hammeran old butchers block is ideal to start the london wheel has various rollers and sometimes called dies if you can find a good second hand one grab it they are getting hard to find though you ca get new ones look at internet and machinery sales and buy a good set f proper panel hammers and dollys and get some training a nite course at tafe is good and remember heat changes the mollecular structure of metal and it can harden and tear when it cools regards 😊
I like your clear presentation of bending without a brake. Would love to see how to make a metal box or pan with a rim without a brake with fingers (I think that is the term).
Sheet metal never forgives - when it's done, it's done! Good instruction!
Very professionally, well done video without wasting time showing off your dog or whatever like most youtube videos. Excellent!
Thanks! I'd rather waste peoples time giving useless information rather than exploit dogs for the purpose of the emotion manipulation of the audience.
Any ideas for adding hem outside circle?
Excellent advice. I just got a whole bunch of ideas! Many thanks.
Scoring before bending is a must! Instead of screwdriver you're better off using the circular pizza cutter. Works like a charm. Make sure to dull the blade down - there should be no sharp edge left. It should be smooth and rounded edge which is perfect for scoring metal. Otherwise it may cut through the sheet. Another trick - put rubber/EVA gym mat under the sheet while scoring.
Thx... Score the inside or the outside of the bend?
@@southparklion Inside. You're literally creating a shallow groove (crease line) that helps metal to fold in a straight line. Imagine a piece of carton paper that you depress with a side of a ruler. Same principle.
Excellent! Another DIY skill to keep in the toolbox :-)
I usually just deliver this stuff, I never work with it that often, but today I'm trying to make a custom piece for a barbecue with very minimum tools. I want to bend approximately a quarter of an inch around the sides of the sheet metal to make a lip. This video gave me some better thought for process wish me luck.
Metalwork became interesting to me from the time our school shop teacher demonstrated a bar folder in 1953. UA-cam shows some extraordinary projects by people who are master metal workers. I rate this video also A+.
Great! I needed this video. I'm making a compost bin with thin sheet metal. THANK YOU!
One of the best instructional videos I've ever seen. A+.
Thank you! that is one of the best comments I've ever had.
Well done and thank you for this helpful tutorial!! ...clear demonstration of methods accompanied by good discussion of 'whys' as well as the 'how-tos'! I'd been keen to see a demonstration video on how to make metal saddles for attaching pipes to flat surfaces?
Excellent! Thanks for the various methods.
Thanks for posting. I am bending sheet aluminium for a beehive roof. This is just the information I needed.
Very helpful, I was able to make a heat shield out of 1/16” anodized aluminum, which included four bends. I used a hard rubber hammer to get sharp right angle bends.
I actually signed in (I rarely do), just so I could subscribe to this channel. Excellent video!
Bending sheet metal can be a pain. Thanks for offering experienced insights.
Another great video Jonathon. You should have your own TV show
Wanted to make a shelf of sorts to add some space to set things over my small guitar amp, found a door kick plate since the size and thickness were right. I figured this is how I would do it, just wanted to make sure. Great video
Very good video. I'm looking forward to your other videos. Thank you
great video. what about larger radiuses?
My small 8'x8' roll roofing job will be completed with a 10' x10" aluminum flashing and the ideas presented in this video; thank you very much.
Thanks! Straightforward common-sense instruction. This was a really useful video!
P.S. - my new favorite UA-cam fabrication quote: “Metal remembers all of your mistakes and doesn’t easily forgive.” (Reminds me of my wife’s best friend!!)
There exist small rollers used for pressing formica to cabinets. They can usually be purchased at formica sales or sometimes large lumber stores.
Thanks, these methods worked great, now I can bend sheet metal at home with common tools!
Thanks for compiling so much great information. Appreciate it
I use a similar method using two pieces of 90% angle in a vise with the material clamped between them plus G clamps on each side if necessary for longer bends.
I bend it initially by hand as you showed but my final bend is done using a block of wood and a hammer to finish the bend working back and forth along the bend to get a good finish.
I can get a good bend on material of up to 1.6mm and a reasonably good bend on 2mm with a bit of care and effort.
Thanks. Exactly what I needed for a potting bench.
Excellent video. Very helpful as I was searching for guidance on how best to bend a piece of copper, but learned so much more from your examples in using sheet metal. Appreciate your professionalism.
Very interesting and the first video of a "how to bend sheet metal without a brake" with no welding at all. I will try your method, Thanks for the video.
Thank you so much! I was hoping to find an easy way to make a bracket for a piece of radio equipment. Now I can make it nicely.
Super information, very well delivered. Thanks.
Useful for a piece of rolled flashed I needed to bend, thank you!
Exactly what I was looking for - Thank you....Very clearly explained.
video - very nicely done...very well done. tips - much thanks...thumbs way up...
Oh, WOW!
And by that I mean ... WOW! I'm completely a "newbie" here, regarding bending metal sheets. But that's exactly what I need for a project I've been thinking about witch needs a case to house the circuitry and to simply "look good." I looked at some prebuilt cases and "discovered" that a simple case can cost $20 (And usually higher); I didn't have a bloody clue that a relatively simple BOX costs as much as they do. So then, I thought of BUILDING my own cases and thus far have some ideas on "how to" build a case. And of course I used this ol' "interweb" to see how viable building a case might be. And low and behold, I saw your post. Perfect. You explained the different options, their pluses and negatives, so on. And even this "newbie" could follow that!
So, again, thank. (I did find other posts regarding bending metal, but in too many cases it seemed they made an assumption that we all should "just know it" but obviously most people are like me, clueless on how we can properly bend sheet metal. You made it quite simple to understand how it can be done. Hey, ONE video was a guy who never said a WORD, he just started drilling and such with no explanation of what he was doing or why. And as such it was, for me at least, a waste of time. Quite the polar opposite of your post.)
Please check out one of my videos "How to make metal a project enclosure".
Thank you for taking your time to comment!
Honestly after buying material, stting it all up and building the box, I don't think it would be worth saving $20 for a premade
@@squirreltastic-k5v For a single one sure, but if you're making more projects ever again in your life, the tools and skills will be rewarding and useful.
@@Asdayasman how much is your time worth? In the case oh electrical housing, I cant imagine it being worth it to make something they sell in the store. The DIY shit is for custom stuff that you invent yourself
@@squirreltastic-k5v My time is worth an infinite amount, because it's the one thing you can never get more of. If I spend it doing something I enjoy, then it was well-spent.
Of course this is for custom stuff oneself invents. Why else would you think I would be here?
Nice job. Clear, concise , no stammering ie:um...ummm....ummmm (drives me crazy:) I'll be trying some of your methods. Thanks for posting
Thanks for that, the scoring idea, yes, that's for me. Making copper window cap flashing, so it will be hidden by the siding, but needs to be sharp.
Very well done with great descriptions.
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Well Done. A thinking mans video. Well thought out,very good descriptions and and demonstrations of the different techniques. You've found a new fan. Subscribed.
Excellent and most useful presentation. Thank you!
GREAT!! I was considering using wood and now I'm NOT. Excellent detail and concise. Thank You.
Pleasant voice, no loud music and no in your face BS. Make more videos my friend
There will be more!
Excellent information and very intelligent method of presentation. Thank you very much ... this content is exactly what I needed to fabricate a replacement panel for my RV.
Good idea frnd, since i don't have enough space in my room to make a brake and don't have a complete tools to make a brake. Your ideas are great very good when lack of tools to create a brake. I was planning to make a metal sheet casing for my power bank casing because i can't found an exact measure of a case in the market, so your idea is very good. 👏👏👏👏🙂
Thank you for the information!
I need to create a deep channel shape with sheet aluminum. The channel width would be on the order of 1 cm/ 0.4", so my bending jig needs to be of that general dimension yet be stiff enough to perform the bend. The two wings of the finished piece will be about 10 cm/4" square, and should ideally be parallel to each other. The bend need not necessarily be two 90° square bends. It could even be rounded now that I think about it, but square would be better..
Nice video and I did learn some things.
Thanks so much for this video. Very informative.
I would like to bend a sheet of aluminium, 30x30" , 3mm thickness.
Will the method you provided suffice?
Thank you, I came back to watch it again. Then scored some 0.04" aluminum for 90 degree bends.
Used a straight edge and a 5 1/2" circular saw set to about 30% of total thickness of aluminum sheet.
Folds easy, looks great!
Does that mean you didn't use a brake?
Also found this very useful, and validated my idea I could do this by hand. Glad scoring the fold point is good. I'm only making an overhang for the dog house to slow rain from getting in.
I use the score method to make small alu-boxes. Actuallly I use a cnc router to cut max 30% of the material thickness along the bending line, then I bend the plate by hands. Results are great!
It would be also nice to have some kind of hand-tool where the deep of cut is somehow adjustable. There is any tool like that?
Well explanined and well done!
this is a perfect video from a pedagogical standpoint
Great video, thank you for publishing this.
If I wanted to make a lid for a 16 gallon barrel, what material and thickness should I use? I was thinking of making a rough cutout, then hammering the sheet around the opening to close it
This is very helpful...I can't afford a metal brake and would only use one a couple of times anyway. I'm gonna try one of these methods using alumacor
Excellent ideas .
I used a roller to bend some very hard 2019-T8 .020" sheet, 8 feet long, and I definitely prefer it to hammering. I bent DOWN, using my hip to help the metal bend. I think next time I'll make the tool much long, so I can wrap both hands around it and REALLY push. Annealing the sheet would probably help too, but I already . had it clamped up when I saw your video. Thanx, mate.
Great resource and very informative and well done video
How do you bend corners in colour bond for raised gardens
Very good idea
Thanks sir
Great method!! Thank you!! Can you show how to make an acute bend with the same or similar method? Thanks!
Thanks for the video. Your suggestion for clamping a straight edge and bending are what I was thinking. I also have a few different straight edges and a ton of clamps. Greetings from Denver my friend!
I just saw my outfeed roller stand for my miter saw sitting there and bells went off. lol. I let you know how iit ruens out. I'm making a new coal pan for my smoker grill.
Will give it a try, as need a under desk cable tray, but they cost way too much, I can get piece sheet metal for 1/4 and bend it myself
Hello, I have a question about getting a bend out of metal part. I have a wind vent for a 1967 VW Bug, and the vertical shaft, where the doors glass goes up into, is slightly bend inwards.
I've tried placing it on a hard flat surface and hitting it with a rubber hammer. But that doesn't change anything.
I don't want to hit it too hard, I don't want to break any welds at the corners, if there are any.
I have photos but can't post them on this site. I have a heat gun and a few tools to work with.
Got any ideas?
You can bent really thick gauge sheet metal by simply perforating it with a drill or laser cutter or anything really. There are even special patente patterns for best bending result. You can eaven bent 2mm steel sheets by hand this way.
Great demonstration thanks
Very clear and helpful
Thank you for your a great tutorial.
Very helpful. Can you recommend shears for this purpose?
excellent video thanks for sharing!!!!
Excellent Video! Thanks!
Very nice explanation
cool tricks thanks. Anyone know which method is best if you don't know if it's going to break? Sometimes when you bend metal it breaks into 2 pieces
Wow great work.
Please make video on How to roll sheet metal without machine.
Excellent! Thank you!
NICE
This is exactly what I needed
Well done. To the point and every word advice.
What thickness is the metal being bent in the video? It looks like it would be easily possible to bend thicker sheet metal using this technique. What thickness would be possible?
0.55mm or 0.02" and I wouldn't recommend too much thicker unless the proportionate effort is given.
Thanks for your question!
@@cosador cheers. That's great, I can use this for my project :)
Good tips. Thanks.
Great video , thanks for taking the time to do this. Would I be able to use these methods for 3 or 4mm medium steel to make shelf brackets do you think ?
Regards scott
Extremely helpful thank you
I use a hammer and a piece of wood (2x4 pine usually). I use the end grain against the bend as it gives a more uniform bend. And angle the other edge of the wood a bit off of the metal so as not to get a reverse bend there.
Rubber hammer if you have one ended up working pretty well for me
(Like one used for hammering pavement stones and stuff like that)
Can you do this with a 2mm aluminum sheet?
I like this! Good, practical advice. Keep it up! Subscribed!