Bending Sheet Metal With Wood

How to bend sheet metal without a brake.

Bending sheet metal with wood.

Simple sheet metal bender using a hand roller clamps and plywood. How to bend sheet metal without a brake in 4 different methods with minimal or homemade tools. If the metal is still getting scratched up you can either put on a few layers of masking tape or use wood blocks like 2 4 s or something to sandwich the part for bending as you tap away on it with a mallet the wood will be soft enough to not damage the surface as long as there aren t any metal shavings hard things on it. To remove irregularity or improve uneven bends place a hardwood piece lengthwise along the bend and hit the bend with increased strength using a heavy duty hammer or mallet.

Clamp the wood on top of the metal to the workbench. First mark a bend line and place the sheet metal on the edge of your workbench. And finally bend the sheet up by hand to the angle desired. Mark a bend line and place the sheet metal on the edge of your bench.

Finally bend the sheet up by hand to the angle desired. Clamp the wood on the top of the metal to the workbench. Next place the wood parallel and slightly behind the bending line. If you want a sharp 90 bend tap along the crease with a mallet.

In some cases as with thicker sheet of metal you may need to use a sheet metal brake to apply your bend.