Home Made Sheet Metal Folder

[mix200]

hey just seeing if anybody has made a sheet metal folder for bending thin ally for small projects

pic would be great if anyones done it.

[VB-]

vice/edge of a bench and a hammer?

[doo doo]

You should use a radius, even small one, when bending sheet. For a real quick and careless job i clamp a tube down on the work and bend up against it, depends how thick and how accurate you want to be. I also have a slotted table to clamp stuff to for more accurate bends- haven't found the urge to spend the required money on a decent folder yet.

Another thing i'd like to do is hammer form, look it up.

Edited November 8, 2008 by doo doo

[ACTIV32]

guys look in the quokka and the net for a small cheap manual one if u will be frequetly use it sharper bends look better i know

[Dasmbo]

guys look in the quokka and the net for a small cheap manual one if u will be frequetly use it sharper bends look better i know

Have a look on Woodwork Forums australia and there is a couple of benders plans included you can make one yourself the one that is for sale on ebay is crap!!1

[boz_soljah]

just use a hammer and bend of a corner, worked for me

[NZM.031]

just use a hammer and bend of a corner, worked for me

that method works... but with alloy, it bruises and that shit just cannot be buffed out.

a cheap way to do it is with 3 pieces of angle iron and some heavy duty hinges.

weld a handle on one piece, join it to another piece with the hinges and bolt one piece of angle to the bench, so the other bit swings in the breeze..

use the 3rd piece of angle as your clamp with some bolts or someway of securing it.

ive used this for a little bit before, and it works on 2mm thick alloy, its cheap and lightweight.

have just invested in a proper panbrake through.