Folding Sheet Metal At Home

Suitable for folding 3 8 in.

Folding sheet metal at home. With the aid of a straight edge and a sharp knife score both sides of the aluminium sheet. Tin snips are primarily used for cutting thin sheet metal like tin aluminum brass and thin gauge stainless steel. W x 0 5 in. This comes with the assembled dimension of 24 00 in.

Design that allows for easier hand folding. Hello friends today i make a sheet metal bending tool. Depths this sheet metal folding tool features a rust resistant finish four sight holes for proper depth alignment and an 18 in. Align the snips with the line you want to cut with the upper blade of the tin snips touching the sheet metal.

I hope you like this video. Things you ll need 2 wooden or metal form blocks block of hardwood and heavy duty hammer or mallet optional calculator or online bend calculator marker protractor rubber plastic or rawhide mallet ruler or tape measure sheet metal vise. For dimension and more informat. It s best to get a scrap piece of your material and try a fold to determine your perforation pattern.

The sheetmetal is slid between the two bars and twisted back and forth to create a fold. D x 3 25 in. Sheet aluminium can be cut without the need for a guillotine or tin snips which tend to deform the metal. Hvac folding tool in grey is constructed of heavy gauge steel material.

Item 168753 model 11786. Place the fracture line over the edge of a table and bend the overhang slightly downwards. This weakens the aluminium and creates a fracture line. I could have easily folded this with 1 4 between perforations.

Flip the sheet over and repeat. That s it you re done. Clamp the sheet metal in place on your work table to hold it in place while you work. Thicker metal will need more perforations for a clean fold.

Hillman 12 in x 24 in cold rolled steel expanded sheet metal. In this case the sheet of flat steel will be formed into a wheel disc. It is ideal for making long and uniform folds.