Folding Sheet Metal Box

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Folding sheet metal box.

Hello friends today i make a sheet metal bending tool. The box i have my students create in class ends up being 5 5 x 2 x 3 5. Depths this sheet metal folding tool features a rust resistant finish four sight holes for proper depth alignment and an 18 in. I hope you like this video.

Most frequently expensive sheet metal bending tools called brakes are used to bend sheet metal but you can also complete this task without one. My folder is made from aluminium but angle iron is okay. Also known as press braking flanging die bending folding and edging this method is used to deform a material to an angular shape. The patterns for a cardboard box will look very similar to what you need to plan out for the sheet metal box.

Mark where you want your bends. Bending sheet metal by hand is a manageable task if the piece of sheet metal is small and thin enough to handle. To make things easy for my students i designed our classroom box so it would be able to work on the size of a standard 8 5 x 11 piece of paper. 1 first you want to make an expanded template for your box out of cardboard paper etc.

How to bend sheet metal without a brake. I have a graph paper drawing in the pics below but its not for this box 2 trace your template on to your piece of sheet metal as pictured i suggest 20 22 gauge steel 3 cut your piece into the same shape as template. For dimension and more informat. Bending is one of the most common sheet metal fabrication operations.

How to bend sheet metal without a brake in 4 different methods with minimal or homemade tools. The spacing between the two nuts and bolts determines the maximum width sheet that can be bent. Subscribe my channel for more new videos. Creating a 22 gauge sheetmetal box from scratch.

A flat version of your box. Design that allows for easier hand folding. The metal folder is made from two right angle sections of metal. Learn how to bend sheet metal so you.

Remove any unwanted corners. Dxf ready for metal fabricator shop. Video tutorial includes cutting the sheetmetal template and bending the pieces on my 24 grizzly box pan b. This is quick simple tutorial for solidworks beginners starting working with sheet metal.

Use the corner notcher to cut out any right angles. Suitable for folding 3 8 in.