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
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.
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.
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!
"Life is harder without your fingers" *me using sheet metal to build a prosthetic finger to replace the one I just got amputated* "Yeah you can say that again lmao"
No workshop, no steel angle iron, no clamps. But I have to bend a return on an Aluminum facia on site. Solution? 2 small pieces of ply, score line with screwdriver, 2 screws through ply-facia-ply, bend-up, job-done.
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?
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 was talking to a friend of mine who is a "younger guy" than myself and I told him "I want to build a sheet metal brake press!" and he looked at me blankly like I was speaking Klingon or something!! Of all people him and his father build and race "derby cars" for Crash Derbies" and he was also a graduate of a automotive college, so I THOUGHT he would just KNOW what a "Brake Press" is!!! BUT then finally he said to me, "What does a brake press do?" and genuinely didn't seem to know what one even was!! Making matters more strange is this guy shops for steel at the same place I do which the steel yard that sells metal (for his derby cars and for his father's derby cars) has a insanely large brake press in their shop ANYHOW!! BUT this kid still had NO CLUE what a Sheet Metal Brake is or even what it does!!! And after I explained it to him, he said "That sounds like a stupid thing to have why not just weld everything together if you want to make a box?" and I told him "I don't own a welder either!" which is part of my problem as well.....because I can't find anybody to weld ANYTHING together for me in the first place and him NOR his father will do any welding for me when I ask them too either.....a having a small brake would be an amazing tool for me to own anyhow!!!
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.
Thanks! Straightforward common-sense instruction. This was a really useful video! P.S. - my new favorite RUclips fabrication quote: “Metal remembers all of your mistakes and doesn’t easily forgive.” (Reminds me of my wife’s best friend!!)
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?
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 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?
I have a question but I’m at work right now do you have a email I can ask for a little knowledge? I need to explain what my huge project is and hopefully you’ll have the heart to help me. It’s going to be a back and forth I will pay for you to give me a little knowledge. How can I get ahold of your email Sir? Thankyou and God Bless the smart people like you that come up in here and share your knowledge. Thank you
sharpie 2mm thick... scriber .1mm thick.... no use hands, use something like straight wood or piece of metal. for better bend, then push wood upwards with hand, create perfect bend radius, and less spring back. Anyway you fared well with the hands, now strive for better.
This metal you're bending is extremely thin. I'm looking into ways to bend 16 gauge steel sheet metal. I recommend doing a quick search on RUclips for "How To Bend Sheet Metal Without A Sheet Metal Brake".
if you are going to use metal hammer put a 6" long piece of 2x4 wood with end grain against the bend and tap, no dents and width of wood block will make bend more even, I don't have a brake either, but we get'er done
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.
I realize its been a while since you posted this video. On the off chance you still update comments - I was thinking of building a break (something I can clamp to my work bench and hang away on a wall some where out of the way because I would rarely use it) but incorporating an interchangeable surface to bend against so I can have a sharp line (brake) but also make curves but forcing the metal up against various diameter tubing. Have you seen anything of the like?
you might want to change the title, because this is still considered a brake it's just a crude brake, you just don't have a hinged bending level, but still a brake. i have been using this method for over 50 years. still nice video.
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?
I see how you do that with thin flexible sheets but it appears I will be putting a lot more effort in to get the .065 sheet Stainless steel to bend where I want it.
I maybe a bit late to the party, but mate you are awesome! I was wondering can I apply the same method when bending other angels? Like 45° and 30° bends? And do you have any advice other than what was said in the video when doing that?
What about bending by using a metal chisel, an carefully working ur way along the line to be bent. With care an concentration, it should yield good results...
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.
Good video! But the intensity on your face in the thumbnail image for the video, looks more like someone about to break an empty beer can across his forehead than bend sheet metal... lol 👍😊👍
Try a dead blow hammer or a wooden blocking hammer to dress your tight edge less damage to fix later a claw hammer doesnt cut it and is unprofessional ok for banging in nails but too much damage to sheet metal 😊
body shops won't work on my old 07 van which needs an external rectangular storage . cost of my fix: one sheet of . 02 minimum thickness sheet metal, that will be pop riveted into the existing side walls. this video showed me how to bend my metal myself -- my cost. $40.00 for a 3x3 .032 thick sheet of metal plus $15 for stainless pop rivets plus $12 for rubber truck bed coating of the new box so the new box won't rust out like the old one did.. ) $1000 which was the body shop quote. THANKS !
hey how would you bend large sheets idividualy into a round form when put together in the end? if anyone understands. just hammer it down dosent need to be perfect
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.)
@@arthurragan1332 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
@@arthurragan1332 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?
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.
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.
Great video, great info! I will try at least one or two methods you have shown me during this next week. I didn’t go to M.I.T., so I had a good idea about doing it, but a thought without show and tell, just doesn’t get it done. YOU, kind sir got a subscription and a high five from me. Thank you so very much, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT! I did speak loud, wanted u to hear me over the mumbles and head scratchers. Lol!
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.
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.
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
I need simple tricks to do different types of sheet metal operation..like cone ,square to round
Hammer method might be better with a rubber mallet, or covering the sheet metal to protect it from dents -- probably another flat hard piece of metal.
How well do those flat bending tabs work?
I need to bend 36 in long material. Not sure this will work.
Custom bracket my ass. WMI kit bracket coming in hot by hand and at a fraction of the cost lmao
“Life is harder without your blood.” Actual facts, people. Actual facts.
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.
ruclips.net/video/di49MyKR740/видео.html
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@@valentinlishkov9540 What the heck is this???
What about a rubber hammer???
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.
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?
"Metal remembers all your mistakes"
Very true.
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!
I would like to bend a sheet of aluminium, 30x30" , 3mm thickness.
Will the method you provided suffice?
"Life is harder without your fingers"
*me using sheet metal to build a prosthetic finger to replace the one I just got amputated*
"Yeah you can say that again lmao"
@@epicscout9826 Thanks homie!😁
You have my sympathy bud, lost a phalange on my left index.
Pleasant voice, no loud music and no in your face BS. Make more videos my friend
There will be more!
Could have used this video earlier this week 🤬
Rubber mallet, not a hard hammer. Or fuck, hold a piece of leather over the hammerhead strike spot. Wtf would you hit metal with raw metal?
Life sure has been hard for me since I lost all my blood.
Look at the bright side, you still have bad jokes.
Yo, Jonathan tried to warn you.
I can think of a very specific part of your life that isn't hard with the lack of blood.
@@cosador this is very informative video. Is it applicable for aluminum sheets?
No workshop, no steel angle iron, no clamps.
But I have to bend a return on an Aluminum facia on site.
Solution? 2 small pieces of ply, score line with screwdriver, 2 screws through ply-facia-ply, bend-up, job-done.
Great advice!
Thank you for your comment.
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 :)
Brilliant video, straight to the point, clear and focused. Thanks.
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 😊
Very well done with great descriptions.
Thank you, I truly appreciate your support.
Excellent! Thanks for the various methods.
I was talking to a friend of mine who is a "younger guy" than myself and I told him "I want to build a sheet metal brake press!" and he looked at me blankly like I was speaking Klingon or something!! Of all people him and his father build and race "derby cars" for Crash Derbies" and he was also a graduate of a automotive college, so I THOUGHT he would just KNOW what a "Brake Press" is!!! BUT then finally he said to me, "What does a brake press do?" and genuinely didn't seem to know what one even was!! Making matters more strange is this guy shops for steel at the same place I do which the steel yard that sells metal (for his derby cars and for his father's derby cars) has a insanely large brake press in their shop ANYHOW!! BUT this kid still had NO CLUE what a Sheet Metal Brake is or even what it does!!! And after I explained it to him, he said "That sounds like a stupid thing to have why not just weld everything together if you want to make a box?" and I told him "I don't own a welder either!" which is part of my problem as well.....because I can't find anybody to weld ANYTHING together for me in the first place and him NOR his father will do any welding for me when I ask them too either.....a having a small brake would be an amazing tool for me to own anyhow!!!
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!)
Wow, are you related to Einstein?
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.
Thanks! Straightforward common-sense instruction. This was a really useful video!
P.S. - my new favorite RUclips fabrication quote: “Metal remembers all of your mistakes and doesn’t easily forgive.” (Reminds me of my wife’s best friend!!)
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?
none were actually 90 degrees need to overbend to actually achieve 90
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!
Hot to attach sheet metal to a wood table
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
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?
I am trying to bend mild steel sheet, 1mm, into a wheelbarrow tray. Any tips & tools you can suggest as to how I can achieve this?
Thank you for the information!
Rubber hammer if you have one ended up working pretty well for me
(Like one used for hammering pavement stones and stuff like that)
I have a question but I’m at work right now do you have a email I can ask for a little knowledge? I need to explain what my huge project is and hopefully you’ll have the heart to help me. It’s going to be a back and forth I will pay for you to give me a little knowledge. How can I get ahold of your email Sir? Thankyou and God Bless the smart people like you that come up in here and share your knowledge. Thank you
Plate aluminum? Thank you for this informative video my good sir!
Can you do this with a 2mm aluminum sheet?
great video. what about larger radiuses?
sharpie 2mm thick... scriber .1mm thick.... no use hands, use something like straight wood or piece of metal. for better bend, then push wood upwards with hand, create perfect bend radius, and less spring back. Anyway you fared well with the hands, now strive for better.
This metal you're bending is extremely thin.
I'm looking into ways to bend 16 gauge steel sheet metal.
I recommend doing a quick search on RUclips for "How To Bend Sheet Metal Without A Sheet Metal Brake".
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.
if you are going to use metal hammer put a 6" long piece of 2x4 wood with end grain against the bend and tap, no dents and width of wood block will make bend more even, I don't have a brake either, but we get'er done
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.
I realize its been a while since you posted this video. On the off chance you still update comments - I was thinking of building a break (something I can clamp to my work bench and hang away on a wall some where out of the way because I would rarely use it) but incorporating an interchangeable surface to bend against so I can have a sharp line (brake) but also make curves but forcing the metal up against various diameter tubing. Have you seen anything of the like?
One of the best instructional videos I've ever seen. A+.
Thank you! that is one of the best comments I've ever had.
you might want to change the title, because this is still considered a brake it's just a crude brake, you just don't have a hinged bending level, but still a brake. i have been using this method for over 50 years. still nice video.
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?
I see how you do that with thin flexible sheets but it appears I will be putting a lot more effort in to get the .065 sheet Stainless steel to bend where I want it.
ruclips.net/video/di49MyKR740/видео.html
wmlwdp.com
@@valentinlishkov9540 CAD is nice but I do not see your computer program bending anything .
LOL , if folk dont know this already.....they have NO business trying to fab anything
I maybe a bit late to the party, but mate you are awesome! I was wondering can I apply the same method when bending other angels? Like 45° and 30° bends? And do you have any advice other than what was said in the video when doing that?
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What about bending by using a metal chisel, an carefully working ur way along the line to be bent. With care an concentration, it should yield good results...
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
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.
Good video! But the intensity on your face in the thumbnail image for the video, looks more like someone about to break an empty beer can across his forehead than bend sheet metal... lol 👍😊👍
i appreciate how clearly you communicated these instructions, thank you.
This is actually fun, but not very constructive. They are like 3 inch tabs. That's not a sheet. A few dents here and there....
Exactly what I was looking for - Thank you....Very clearly explained.
Thank you very helpful video but i already have too many subscriptions, sorry
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.
How to blend manually a metal sheet by 6 meter and 4-6 mm thickness using the same principles?
Try a dead blow hammer or a wooden blocking hammer to dress your tight edge less damage to fix later a claw hammer doesnt cut it and is unprofessional ok for banging in nails but too much damage to sheet metal 😊
body shops won't work on my old 07 van which needs an external rectangular storage . cost of my fix: one sheet of . 02 minimum thickness sheet metal, that will be pop riveted into the existing side walls. this video showed me how to bend my metal myself -- my cost. $40.00 for a 3x3 .032 thick sheet of metal plus $15 for stainless pop rivets plus $12 for rubber truck bed coating of the new box so the new box won't rust out like the old one did.. ) $1000 which was the body shop quote. THANKS !
hey how would you bend large sheets idividualy into a round form when put together in the end? if anyone understands. just hammer it down dosent need to be perfect
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
@@arthurragan1332 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
@@arthurragan1332 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?
I find the content interesting, but the music in the background is not helpful for me to follow the content.
The 90 degree bracket, does that have a name? What would I search for to buy it?
I have some angle that needs a tight bend. The hammer sounds most attractive after a score.
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.
You didn't make it clear whether you score on the inside or outside of the bend?
boring!
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great idea but not so easy trying to bend 18 ga. steel 1 inch wide x 17 long.
Thanks for the vid it was verry helpfull A++
Here are some much more concise instructions: ruclips.net/video/MSlpK0U9dhE/видео.html
Would i need to worry bout corrosion if im using copper plate?
So what method would you recommend for 16G sheet metal?
year 2022 not 10000bc hope you understand what i mean
With the score and bend method do you score the inside of the bend or the outside?
hey i thought of that...
oh after i saw your video...
right i thought of that
Let's see u bend a 6 ft sheet, cause most bends a longer than 6 inches
Can you bend steel sheet metal like that? Or only aluminum?
We used stakes and mallets at school with good results.
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I think you can't bend 1.2mm by your hand
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.
Use a rubber mallet ,doesn’t mark the materials!
Great video, great info! I will try at least one or two methods you have shown me during this next week. I didn’t go to M.I.T., so I had a good idea about doing it, but a thought without show and tell, just doesn’t get it done. YOU, kind sir got a subscription and a high five from me. Thank you so very much, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT! I did speak loud, wanted u to hear me over the mumbles and head scratchers. Lol!
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Nice job. Clear, concise , no stammering ie:um...ummm....ummmm (drives me crazy:) I'll be trying some of your methods. Thanks for posting
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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.
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A rubber mallet works well as an alternative to the hammer, less dents
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He got dents because he was using a nail hammer/ and a poor quality one at that.
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 shall use this to make my bike plow idea
UM...... "How To Bend Sheet Metal Without A Brake" yet you used a break. It is not a commercially purchased break but it is still a break.
Does this bend 180 to create a 1/4 non sharp edge?