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May 22, 2020, 08:31 AM #1

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Bending Sheetmetal in My Brake

A few years ago, I built my own brake. As I’m sure you know, building a machine does not mean you know how to operate it. It was only when I watched an excellent video on this subject did the light come on. This turned out to be the jumping-off point, and I wandered into new territory. This article presents a procedure for calibrating your brake, making bends, the theory behind these bends, which is essential for design, followed by a variational analysis that is tested on the bench. I conclude by comparing my calculated results with the video.

If you are interested, please see

https://rick.sparber.org/SheetMetalBending.pdf

Your comments are welcome. All of us are smarter than any one of us.

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Rick

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