How To Bend Stainless Steel Sheet Without A Brake

If you need to reheat the metal and redo the bend.

How to bend stainless steel sheet without a brake. Showing how i bend steel plate without using a brake. Something we do when the brake die can t make a bend due to clearance ect slice the sheet at the bend line in a dashed pattern hand bend then weld the bend up afterwards. The metal should bend but only bend it as far as it goes without forcing it. Measure and mark the bend location along one edge of the stainless steel sheet with the tape measure and awl.

Better yet i use a circ saw with abrasive blade. Put on your safety glasses. Center mark each bend location by setting the pointed end of the. June 24 2011 by admin 1 comment.

Clamp a straight edge to use as a fence to guide the circ saw. Mark your bend lines. I found this video of stacey david from gearz that i thought some of you do it yourself car enthusiasts may find interesting. How to bend stainless steel sheets.

Grab the top of the metal with the pliers as the section you heated cools off and pull towards you gently at first. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. Cut a groove about 2 3 through the material. Then use your bend allowance to draw your second bend line the intervening distance between your bend lines bend radius.

Stacey demonstrates a technique of how to bend a sheet of metal using a vise and 2 4 s. Place a second bend mark on.