Bending Sheet Metal With A Shop Press

Theoretically it shouldn t be complicated.

Bending sheet metal with a shop press.

12 max attach to most standard 12 or 20 ton hydraulic shop press dim l x w x h in. Creating a 22 gauge sheetmetal box from scratch. 14 1 2 x 7 1 2 x 8 estimated. The term you are refering to is called braking metal or a metal brake.

3 16 x 12 length. Press brake bender attachment bending thickness may vary. Weight 34 lbs see more product details. 2 metal sheet bends in a single descent of the press brake this last method is the most reliable since it is manufactured completely to the client s specifications and allows us to test the metal sheet of the client before finishing the tool and to be able to test its result.

Bends up to 90 angles. 01 23 2007 11 12 am 12. Actually the term is bending or forming metal in a press brake. Typical products that are made like this are boxes such as electrical enclosures and rectangular ductwork.

The v die is usually selected to be 5x to 8x the workpiece thickness. During bending the sheet metal must bridge fully across the v die see figure 2. Brittle materials may require v dies in the 8x to 12x range. 5 16 x 6 length bending length.

To define the bend region and reduce the force required to bend a part out of sheet metal down to something you can handle without a brake press slots can be cut at the bending line to selectively. Video tutorial includes cutting the sheetmetal template and bending the pieces on my 24 grizzly box pan b. Commonly used equipment include box and pan brakes brake presses and other specialized machine presses. 3 16 5mm 4 gauge.

Attaches to most standard 12 or 20 ton hydraulic shop presses. In the fab shop the v die width in the press brake limits the size of the flange that can be bent. Reasonable tolerancing for press brake bending realistic tolerancing can have a profound effect on bending throughput.