Homemade Bending Tool/sheet metal brake

This is a bending tool made at home with scrap steel, made for bending 3mm checker plate aluminium. See my you tube clip • Toyota HiLux Ute tub c... to see finished product

[@jamesappleyard8928]

Mate thanks for showing your folder, after watching the video it has solved my problems on how to build one. It's so simple yet very effective, great job.

[@KingFriday1989]

This is absolutely brilliant!!! I use a box and pan at work every so often. I always thought It would be nice to have one at home for hobbies. But they are way to expensive. This is such a awesome idea!!! I am going to try to build one at some point.

[@sti38supr]

Great job! I like the way you beveled the edge on the upper bit, allowing for a crisper bend. Thank you for sharing. Cheers.

[@TheIdeasGuy]

This is fantastic. I googled 'how to fold sheet metal' and this came up as the first result - it's perfect. I do need to fold 1.2mm iron about twice this width, so a double length bender should be perfect (I seriously doubt the angle iron will flex much over 1800-1900mm). Spot on bloke, cheers for sharing!

[@burtontrent5121]

Thanks for showing this, I am bending new checker plate for my 12 metre bus for bumper bars front & rear

[@michaelstout7080]

Very cool. One of the simplest and easiest tools I've seen made on U Tube. Good job.

[@rodj9902]

Very straight forward design, hope to weld one up this spring to make some panniers for the motorbike :). Thanks for sharing !

[@edescastro2066]

Grande idéia ,vou aproveitar sua invenção, parabéns, genial, muito prático 👋👋👋🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@johnterpack3940]

Easily the best DIY brake I've seen. Doesn't look to be very adjustable, but I'm assuming it was built to bend the same stuff over and over.

[@adelsonmateus8696]

gostei mesmo da dobradeira. simples artesanal, mas com com utilidade, valeu.....

[@brianbarnes4568]

Very creative/effective. Going to make me one of these very soon! Thanks for the video.

[@savagenomore]

I just did a scrap metal clean up job and there was one of these but a little different style in the pile but I saved it, figured I might need it some day since I have plans for a hood on my generator..

[@COOLDON76]

Thanks, this is a cool little system you have here, actually have to bend some metal and was thinking of how to do it. You just made it real simple for me, going to build me something close to this..

[@glennroche5017]

Hi Hobo. In the absence of an adjuster for different thicknesses you could lengthen the holes in the top angle that it is bolted down with to allow the top jaw to move away from the fold and then put different thicknesses of aluminium angle in above the work and against the top 45deg jaw edge for thinner material. I use a 3mm al angle to bend .5 sheet then 2mm angle to bend 1.6 and 2mm then remove the angle to bend 3mm sheet. Well done with that, you better mow that lawn now!! Lol

[@my02warrior]

I love it,...best ideas are so simple. Thanks so much, and cheers from Vancouver BC

[@thepoultrypeople]

thank you for sharing, your most kind, wouldnt mind knocking heads together in the future! all the best and keep uploading!

[@stevenhart9004]

That's awesome engineering. I love it.

[@valveman12]

Nice! I enjoy building my own tools as well. It's quite satisfying

[@HOBOsGold]

@notta3d gday mate, the bolt nuts undo, so you can take off the clamp plate of if you need too. Cheers thanks for watching

[@MikeOxwelling2]

Awesome, love it! Want one.

[@OfMesopotamia]

Thank you ... beautiful work

[@directorgtr]

Thats awesome! I love creative minds!

[@aymanabdin5501]

Great video, thank you! could you please tell me what type of hings you used and can you place them under the plate or they must be in center with the angles? than you.

[@crashtestdummy87]

you just saved me loads of money, thx alot :D

[@electronixTech]

Very nice bending brake sir. Thanks for the demo.

[@MrHilario1984]

Very interesting! I guess it should require less power if the action arm was made longer than it is. Thanks for sharing

[@mackhinastation]

Makes sense. Cheers for the advice!

[@HOBOsGold]

Glad you like it, it didn't take long to build, about 3 hours. cheers

[@codprawn]

One of the roughest looking benders I have seen - BUT - it works far better than most of the others. Well done great job! I need to bend 3mm sheet for a trailer running board / mudguard. Do you think this design would cope with say a 1m length?

[@batchkov]

Nice, simple and good looking construction. It would look even better if you paint it in blue or black. Well done.

[@sergioalbuquerque937]

Good Idea. Perfect work.

[@HOBOsGold]

@donluke578 Gday mate, the hinges are just heavy duty gate hinges, we got them in australia. unsure where you are? Cheers

[@67madchops]

Great video...thanks for sharing!

[@austindiaper]

hope you dont take this the wrong way but you sound just like tagerd from eureka same voice same ascent love it!

[@royjones8413]

very simple but does the Job, well done

[@captainlee1]

Well Hobo thats a keeper starting to build it tomarrow nice and simple will go right on my welding table. mine will be 48 inches wide for larger jobs. Thanks from califronia :O)

[@jasoncambs]

Hello from uk , I saw your vid a while back and put it on my list of things to make , i finally got time to make a light duty folder similar to your design and it works great , i put a vid on my channel and thought you would like to see my attempt after being hit with inspiration from you , All the best and happy new year

[@smartline555]

G'Day mate from Ukraine ... thanks for the ideas ... I need to make one for light gauge metal strip.

[@dawiemoller5738]

Good job, thanks for sharing

[@LPH2004]

wow... you are a smart guyu.... Congrats and thanks for share

[@wheredafarqrwi7331]

Great bit of gear mate

[@plasmaguy5]

Great job chief

[@NOBOX7]

nice work, im gonna build one of these , tired of nearly destroying a table every time i gotta bend metal

[@davvakecil226]

good job guys,I like it

[@AussieAnnihilation]

Sweet rig, i'll have to make one myself, thanks for the idea.

[@stuartgeller7937]

Looks good. I plan on welding one up with my powerarc as well.

[@TERRYRONALDRACKLEY]

Good sharp angles.

[@kentrockwoodtyler8798]

Great job. Thanks.

[@mohanrao9456]

Good job and simple super method

[@fastback777ray]

good job... thanx for sharing

[@hotpuppy72]

Awesome idea. Many thanks. :)

[@dobry-spaw]

Simply the best

[@dylannickelson3815]

Ingenious! Two questions: 1. I take it that the centre of the hinges lines up with the point at which the sheet is bending, so that the bending leaf rotates on a single point? 2. How did you get that beveled edge on the clamping bar?

[@johnterpack3940]

1) Yes, exactly. 2) I'd like to know that as well. 3) The clamping bar has to be set back from the edge the thickness of the sheet being worked in order to get the cleanest bend. You'll see a lot of DIY brakes with the bar set back half an inch or something. Those bends look more like rolls. This guy nailed it.

[@studuatiga]

did you put a 3mm offset between th edge of the top and the bottom steel angle bar? so if we can adjust this offset, we can put virtually any size (thickness) of metal plate, right?

[@silverssonyoutube8438]

To get that out you have to unbolt that bar off yeah ?

[@bildad1234]

Brilliant!!!

[@macadamiablk5671]

awesome acsent love it

[@kaetorangfarm]

It's really nice.I'd like to make it.

[@CougarHouseGarage]

Your videos are always so engaging :), The topics for your clips are on point :), This video of yours had me glued to the screen:), What camera do you use to make your episodes?, What mike do use?

[@HOBOsGold]

JVC Everio Handycam

[@markdeasy121]

nice, well made

[@notta3d]

Nice job, but with the bolts on the end how are you getting metal out now that both sides have bends? Normally you would just slide the metal out of the end of the break, but the bolts are preventing that.

[@mackhinastation]

If you spun the clamp around so the tall part sat flush with the bending surface could you use it as a guide for quicker/perfect 90 degree bends. Might save you some time if it sits flush and is the correct angle already?

[@HalifaxFanTV]

Good job, See how we fabricate conical parts in the UK Industrial Fan Inlet Cone Halifax Fan, Centrifugal fan

[@rareword]

excellent idea

[@brunoalarcon1337]

amazing!!!

[@HOBOsGold]

100x100mm steel L beam, thanks for watching

[@cruddCNC]

Great thanks! gonna build

[@SpaceFlightApparel]

Awesome!!!

[@tcsmith7845]

good job mate

[@themikemetzger]

How did you get the consistent bevel along the brake edge???

[@liamwright281]

How did you get the edge cut on an angle so straight

[@insectilluminatigetshrekt5574]

can you make an alloy out of every single kind of metal?

[@0765342584]

Thank you!!!

[@transchristine]

Great little home made device, well done old mate.

[@howardandrew6565]

Build a version mate ya can sell on ebay bet you sell heaps I'll get 1. Awesome idea

[@donluke578]

How 'bout explaining how you set up the hinge system.......and angling the edge of the stationary lintel......that would be helpful......!! Clever little system.

[@hanafitan7731]

can it be used to bend stainless steel ?

[@supasamoa1]

I made one . portable . and so useful

[@renspatch1847]

Hay mate, can you bend lead sheet with this machine?.....

[@fidelgenaro1968]

buena idea

[@donaldtolibas8255]

Wow perfect

[@LongIslandEddie]

Drill a hole (1/2") in the standing angle and place a 3" x 1/2" bolt into it, provide washers and two nuts, use this as the limit for your bend, as the lower angle meets the clamping angle, the bolt will stop the upward bend exactly where you want it. Nice job though, I'll bet that in a previous life, that you were a blacksmith!

[@biaggiwins]

LongIslandEddie bends aren't always 90 degrees, and you usually have to go past the desired angle to allow it to relax into position. im sure its not a problem when hes not holding a camera.

[@famluxc70]

Very good

[@murugans2082]

Super model

[@barbwood820]

Im looking for a video to learn how to adjust a 10 1/2 FT SERIES 1 bender that was left to me. One end is bending the aluminum (for capping windows) nicely and the other is not. Im not getting nice sharp bends. Ive read the instructions on adjusting the bender but bc I know nothing about the tool, need to actually SEE how its done. Can anybody direct me to a video here that might show me how to do this?

[@SunshinewindowsAu]

Sweet thank you👍

[@electroman1556]

perfect for me.. + LIKE for you.... thanks for the IDEA

[@JFabrication]

Is that a Subaru Legacy B4 I see over there?

[@ruimiguelluz]

bom trabalho.

[@MrPapakura298]

Brilliant

[@albion2742]

What were you making with the brake.

[@peckiledorf]

nice thank for posting

[@welington777rj]

Muito bom

[@michaeldix4604]

Thanks very much -- handy tool and I need one... saved me a lot of thinking -- duh... really thanks... Mike mikeinsarasota

[@za1984]

good idea

[@sunnysacto]

Best Press Brake

[@luckysalayog6307]

put some counter weight on the side of the moving part..

[@NOBOX7]

looks like you got the clearance perfect

[@onominton]

hi, can i get the geometry and L beam steel size?thanks

[@muzzawuzza]

Time to mow your lawn so you can find that scrap metal

[@imMANTA73]

top job thx m8