Vice Sheet Metal Brake

What is a sheet metal brake a brake is a metalworking machine that allows the bending of sheet metal.

Vice sheet metal brake.

Save space in your shop by cutting bending and curving sheet metal with a single machine. Use the blade on the shear to make clean straight cuts. This vise brake allows me to do this without the purchase of a very expensive heavy duty sheet metal brake. Vise mount press metal brake bender attachment cross slide on workbench for bend sheet.

Also known as shear brake rolls. I have bent 2 wide steel stock thicker then the maximum recommended without problem. Make reinforcement channels ribs and much more. The eastwood 6 inch vise press brake features.

However as i had designed the brake the bending point was 1 8 above the pivot point of the hinge see left side of drawing. It has two cutting edges for twice the life. Kaka bds 8 8 inches sheet metal vice brake. You can make smaller or larger bends this way.

The brake is compact and lightweight yet sturdy enough for professional production runs. The important detail is that it does bend metal. Grizzly h3243 4 vise brake these have to be the slickest and cheapest way to bend sheet metal. The bending brake s design allows for a full 90º capacity in steel as thick as 16 gauge and can handle stock up to 18 in.

Position your sheet metal in the location desired to make the bend then tighten the vise until the desired bend has been made. This sturdy professional quality bending brake is ideal for bending heavy foils and light gauge metals or for forming acrylics and plastics. Slide your sheet metal in and bend by tightening the vise. Free shipping by amazon.

The reason for this was that i had placed the steel plate over the hinges. Produce crisp accurate bends at angles up to 90 create complex shapes. The magnets that hold the tool in the vise are strong and adequate. The only thing i would change is that the steel blade has a sharp edge.

Get it as soon as wed sep 9. It is also known as a bending machine or bending brake or as a sheet metal folder or just a folder. The removable jaw sections is nice. A cornice brake only allows for simple bends and creases while a box and pan brake also allows one to form box and pan shapes.

4 3 out of 5 stars 6. A press brake makes bends up to 90. The dies mount into your vise and are held magnetically. Create complex shapes such as reinforcement channels ribs and much more all with one convenient easy to store tool.

The brake can handle a lot more than they say but that s really dependent on your vice and how strong it is.