How To Use A Sheet Metal Folder

Step 1 select a file size.

How to use a sheet metal folder.

If your sheet metal is long ask a friend to stabilize the part hanging out from the form blocks so it doesn t affect the bend. It is also very sturdy the clamping and folding beams are 12mm thick and capable of bending aluminium up to 3mm thick mild steel up to 2mm thick and stainless steel up to 1 2mm thick. Here is a simple sheet metal folder or brake that can be easily made at home with a few basic tools. In general large files are relatively coarse.

Use a flat file for general purpose work a square file for enlarging rectangular holes and a round file for enlarging round holes. To bend sheet metal in a vice start by marking a line on the metal where you want to bend it. Next put your wooden or metal form blocks in the vice and clamp your sheet of metal between the forms. The design is fairly common if you look on the inter we.

Adjust the brake so as to be adjoined to metal strip tightly. Conversely smaller files are finer. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. Place another piece from the same sheet metal strip 0 50mm vertically onto the bed and between the brake and the first one.

Once again place the sheet metal strip 0 50mm from previous step between bender and bed but this time a little higher from the surface of bed bender. They leave a rougher finish but remove more stock. They remove less stock but leave a smoother finish 1 x research sourcestep 2 choose a file shape.