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    Homemade Sheet Metal Brake With Basic Tools

    Hello Guys!
    Today I finished my homemade sheet metal brake.
    I used a steel corner 120cm with 50mm x 5mm
    M20 & M16 threaded rods with nuts
    2 adapters 1/2 ''
    Ø 26 round tube
    Ø 18 hinges


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    Very nice brake. From 10:08 - 10:20, you are braking a pan. I am curious how did you bend the ends, without crushing the previously bent sides?

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    Thanks PowerMk! We've added your Brake to our Brakes and Presses category,
    as well as to your builder page: PowerMk's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

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    Quote Originally Posted by DIYer View Post
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    Thanks PowerMk! We've added your Brake to our Brakes and Presses category,
    as well as to your builder page: PowerMk's Homemade Tools.
    Thank You very much!


    Quote Originally Posted by hemmjo View Post
    Very nice brake. From 10:08 - 10:20, you are braking a pan. I am curious how did you bend the ends, without crushing the previously bent sides?
    Thank you !
    The bent sides is 3cm so I used a 3cm rectangle tube and 3mm steel flat bar . Stop the video at 10:17 or 18 and you will see it .



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