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Sheet metal brake
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Originally Posted by AllenGregoryIV
I've looked around for the same thing. There are some guides on how to weld up some supports for the small Harbor Freight brake that will let it bend some lengths of 1/8" aluminum.
We are looking at getting this in our new shop next year. The spec sheet says it can bend 8 gauge aluminum which is just over 1/8". I highly doubt it can do that at full width but it can probably do some length of it and bend 090 pretty easily. Haven't used it yet though, so it could be terrible. It's also huge. |
We have a few similar brakes in our shop. They are useful but not as accurate as a press brake. 610 has some tips for using them in their design manuals.
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