Bend Sheet Metal Into Circle

Just a quick q.

Bend sheet metal into circle.

Bending sheet metal into circle posted in atm optics and diy forum. 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. Except i like curved lines once in a while. Both are 6w x 24l.

The bending process is fairly simple but you should feel confident operating power tools before you attempt to bend the galvanized steel. Update check out this super two person trike my partner and i are offering on kickstarter. To bend sheet metal in a vice start by marking a line on the metal where you want to bend it. I have two pieces of sheet metal i got at the home store.

How to bend sheet metal without a brake. Bend metal without expensive tools. Metal shops have brakes mounted at different angles with automated braking arms however it is possible to bend sheet metal at home without the use of a brake. A brake is a device that allows you to bend a piece of sheet metal at a particular angle.

Neither were very expensive though. The average hack requires at least one angled metal part and the best tool to make one is still the good ol press brake. One is steel 24 gauge and the other is aluminum 050. The penetrating effect also ensures a very small inside radius for the bend.

Because the die penetrates into the sheet pressing a dent into the workpiece. This along with the high forces used about 5 8 times as much as in partial bending guarantee high precision. The aluminum actually cost more than the steel which surprised me. When working with sheet metal one particularly useful piece of equipment is the brake.

Galvanized steel is a resilient and corrosion resistant metal which makes it an ideal component in many projects. Bending the galvanized steel can help you mold it into shapes appropriate for your project. I ll be bending the metal using a jig just like the one in this ible i m a big fan of atomic zombie s builds. So far i have used this bender to make circles out of 1x1 16 aluminum for some of my hobby robots to bend some 1x1 8 inch aluminum into a perfect circle for a us first robotics high school team i mentor go team 1631 and to bend two 5 inch wide 1 8 inch steel sheets 9 feet long for a fire pit i am making but that s another instructable.