Bending Aluminum Sheet Stock

Simple sheet metal bender using a hand roller clamps and plywood.

Bending aluminum sheet stock.

See how the face of the backstop slopes backward slightly. Lift the clamp bar away from the rear of the brake frame and slide the sheet in perpendicularly to the direction you want to bend it. If you d like to know more about bending specific alloys or which alloy is best for your application please contact our sales department by calling 800 826 3370. The backstops bolt holes have a slot cut in them to allow the backstop to be slid back to allow for the thickness of the material to be bend.

Aluminum sheet metal metal stock the home depot store finder. Then place the clamp bar back down on top of the aluminum crosswise. Monkeys spinning monkeys by kevin macleod. Ts tensile strength of sheet metal.

Insert your aluminum sheet into the brake beneath the removable clamp bar. Aluminum flat sheet is a thin flat piece of aluminum with many applications. To make this easier you d start with your 6061 material in the soft t 0 state. You d probably air bend by using a 3 0 in.

K bf 0 33 for edge bending. The tm10 is lightweight and portable and very easy to operate and maintain. Trim cutter model 3017 and unistand model usa1. Van mark s tm10 portable siding brake is used to bend aluminum trim coil 3003 h14 light galvanized steel and copper for residential siding roofing window and gutter installation.

Bending your sheet metal with a vise 1 place your forms in your vise. Make sure the bar is seated firmly inside the frame. Get free shipping on qualified aluminum sheet metal or buy online pick up in store today in the hardware department. The two m10 bolts in the top are to clamp the sheet between the backstop and the base.

Say you re bending 0 25 in thick 6061 t6 aluminum to a 100 degree external angle 80 degree internal angle. Die opening with a relieved profile. Time to bend or nearly. Your forms will have an edge that should match the angle of your desired bend.

W part width in direction of bend axis. T stock thickness.