Top 10 Sheet Metal Brakes - video

[Frank S]

I couldn't agree more with Toolmaker 51. Lucia has way more than proven herself as a knowledgeable, highly crafts person. Her videos of the builds she has done are testament to her abilities. The composite of simple yet quite functional folding breaks was well thought out and most well within the means of almost anyone who might desire to build one for themselves, obviously there are many more folding breaks in the archives of the HMT.net some are quite well defined some just barely functionable in their simplicity, but all represent a means of accomplishing the task the builders have before them. A few of the more complexly constructed folding breaks not shown in the video could be considered beyond the means of the average homemade tool builder if they possess limited space or do not have access to the supporting tools and machinery to build one for themselves. I would consider the really nice finger break shown in the video as one which would be nearing the upper limit of the capabilities for many home builders, while at the same time shows what can be built if a little more effort and time is dedicated to the build.
I give this first of hopefully many Homemadetools.net videos a big thumbs up.