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Build a simple sheet-metal bending brake 1962 howtoplan
A Simple Bending Brake for Home Shops
An Original Three-Page how-to build article / plan that was removed from a 1962 magazine.
Excerpt: "Putting clean, crisp bends in sheet metal is a job for a bending brake. The one shown here is patterned after professional brakes, but can be made from a length of two-by-four to give you an accurate metal-bending tool for home-shop use."
"While simple in design, the brake provides for the precise adjustments that are the secret of sharp bends. Like its commercial cousin, it works by using a hinged leaf to force the metal up and around a sharp-edged lip. It will handle such metals as aluminum, tin plate, and galvanized iron in thicknesses up to 26 gauge when the pieces run the full width of the brake."
