How To Use Proform Sheet Metal Brake

It can easily bend sheet steel or aluminum.

How to use proform sheet metal brake. Before using the sheet metal brake make all the necessary cuts to the sheet metal. Mount the brake on saw horse or your workbench with a few inches hanging over to allow the brake and slide a piece of sheet metal between the 7 and 14 plate snug the bolts down to clamp it and pull the pipe handle towards you to bend the metal. Also the sheet metal will be very difficult to cut after it has been bent to shape. Having a sheetmetal brake is a handy tool.

Subscribe to my channel. It s really easy to build a simple diy metal brake. Insert sheet metal under clamping bar. Need to bend sheet metal.

Adjust clamping handle cam for metal thickness. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. The standard procedure for making a simple bend in sheet metal using a hand brake machine is as follows. Measure and position the sheet metal edge the correct distance parrallel to the clamping bar.

Pull down the clamping handles at each end to clamp the metal in place. Need to bend sheet metal. You can use sheet metal shears to cut the material.