Custom Sheet Metal for an Electrical Panel

After having our electrical panel swapped out for a modern 200Amp box by a licensed electrician (which I am not), there had to be a cover made for the existing Romex wire that was routed into the top of the box. I was quoted $400 to have one done by the guys who swapped the panel. Ummm…. Nope. No way that I am going to pay that as I can be cheap about things that I KNOW I can do myself, both legally and skill-wise, and that I have the time to complete.
Off to the shop I went and spent an hour marking out, cutting, and bending up a cover. I painted it in the garage - getting in trouble for the paint fumes along the way - and installed the cover the next day. Quick, easy, done right, looks good, and was cheap. All things that make my heart sing.
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[@zmanpike]

Very cool

[@jimrhut]

Are you guys coming to decend this year?

[@MattofManyTrades]

yep. I will be there 4 days in the van and my wife is bringing the Doka for an overnight.

[@jimrhut]

Why do you have a brake if you don't do much sheet metal

[@MattofManyTrades]

I do a little Sheet metal. I did a lot 20 years ago. I got the brake for free when a facility closed in Seattle and no one wanted it. I may use it 3 times a year, but am REAL happy to have it those three times 🙂

[@jimrhut]

Cornish box brake

[@MattofManyTrades]

Have alway heard it called a Fingered Box Brake. Will google.