How To Build A Small Sheet Metal Brake - No Weld Version Shown

[@dang25272549]

Thanks so much for a whole lot of details. Sure enough, I'm gonna make one.

[@ArtfullyRogue]

Supper glad it helped

[@homemadetools]

Nice basic brake. We shared this video on our homemade tool forum last week 😎

[@ArtfullyRogue]

Very cool, thanks

[@Graywolf116]

2:25 nice modern jousting setup

[@ArtfullyRogue]

😀 right haha

[@rogermccaslin5963]

I bought something from Harbor Freight similar to what you built. It started bowing when I bend some 22 gauge material so I'd suspect it would really open up with 18 gauge. I was a bit disappointed. My only other experience bending sheet metal was in shop back in high school with a big industrial grade finger brake so maybe I was expecting too much from the HF unit. I watched a couple of videos on mods and added a brace on the bar like you've got on yours. It helps a good bit.

[@ArtfullyRogue]

I think I've sent there. If I recall the steel that was used to make it wasn't very thick. I ended up buying the 3 in 1 bender roller combo. It can do small narrow (maybe 2" to 3" wide) pieces of 16g stainless but you really have to put your ass into it. The folding type brakes really do need some thick stock in order to work properly. I prefer the blade type that press down on the piece you want to bend. I made one a while back with a 20 ton jack that did real well 1/8" material.

[@roberthartmaier6643]

Flux core wire does NOT have the flux surrounding the wire. The flux is inside the wire, hence the name "flux core". It is not like stick welding rod that has the flux on the outside. Other wise, a great video, and as I happen to already have a couple of two foot long pieces of the steel angle, I may source a hunk of flat bar and construct your bender. The material you used to demonstrate how to use the bender seems to be much thicker than 18 gauge. Thanks for the video.

[@ArtfullyRogue]

@roberthartmaier6643 🤦 my mind must be going, I didn't even realize I said what I said in reverse. Good catch. And this is after watching at least five times while editing and I still missed it. The material is 1mm Corten. It feels closer to a 16 g but the online calculators keep referring to 18g. No calipers here.

[@jeffreyjbyron]

Sorry if this is a naive question, but can you use a urethane clear over rusted mild steel? I have a table base that got left in the elements and is beautifully rusted, and I'd like to use it as indoor furniture. I've seen people use boiled linseed oil on their rusted cars, but I wouldn't think that would be a long term solution (and it's exactly the look I'm going for). Thanks! Amazing channel!

[@ArtfullyRogue]

@jeffreyjbyron the simple answer is yes. However use a spray clear coat first to avoid brushing off the rust or smearing the rust with a brush on urethane. After the first spray on coat, then you can spray, brush or roll on the second coat

[@googlegok9637]

Metric! Oh you pure sole , How do you think we feel when you call out fraction of an inch ;-) Roof rack , It works - I often transport 20 feet on my compact , of cause you can not take a roundabout in too high speed , otherwise you keep spinning at exit 🙂

[@ArtfullyRogue]

😁, honestly the metric system makes so much sense. What I find difficult, reading the damn tape. My old eyes can't see those little mm lines😆. I'm glad that I get to work with the metric system on a more regular basis. And I love that a 90mm x 40mm board is that measurement. Compared a standard 2" x 4", which is not. It's actually 1.5" x 3.5", go figure.🤦

[@PMP5240-e3i]

I needed to bend up a new snowmobile tunnel out of 0.050" aluminum, 54 inch bends required so I made a ghetto 60" brake