Bender

**lebrown** · Oct 11, 2015, 06:43 AM

Hi, my hobby is building anything out of steel and looking for ideas to build a plate bender. I'm working a lot with aluminum.

**Jon** · Oct 11, 2015, 06:54 AM

Hi lebrown - welcome to HomemadeTools.net

What are your plans for the plate bender?

**lebrown** · Oct 11, 2015, 07:19 AM

I need to add doors to the shelving in shop. Im thinking of covering plywood doors with aluminum tread plate but to make them good I have to bend over the edge. I'll be using 14 gauge material.

**kbalch** · Oct 12, 2015, 10:16 AM

Hi lebrown,

Welcome!

Your door project sounds interesting; let's see some pics as it develops. Regarding the bender, you'll find lots of ideas here: Bending Brakes

Feel free to post questions in our Help Me Build subforum. You're sure to receive some helpful input.

Ken

**lebrown** · Oct 12, 2015, 04:28 PM

Thanks Ken,
I'm going with the shop press design. This will be a project later on this winter as I need to finish the walls, build the cupboards, doors etc. Then build the press, and I have to make the top bar so I change different lengths because doors will be rectangular.
Larry