Here's the last set of pics of my sheet brake.
I finished this project with a smile. So far it has preformed as planned. My goal was to bend sheet metal up to 1/8" for drawers and tool boxes. I would also like to use it to bend brackets up to 1/4" until I can build a press brake.
I do have a set of handles for the heavy stuff but there not needed for sheet metal such as in the lower right corner of the second set of pics. In time I would like to fab some sort of a spring mechanism that would have the clamp down plate preloaded in the up position. For now I am just using a washer and a nut on the clamping bolt on each side. Effective but not pretty.
I do plan on finishing my 3D CAD for this. If anyone would like more pics or the part of the cad that is finished just pm me and I can send or post.
Thanks for looking, If anyone happens to see an area for improvement please say so.
Tom
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02-18-2009, 10:21 PM #1
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Brake is finished / still working on CAD
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02-19-2009, 05:38 AM #2
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Kinda hard to see from the small pics,but it looks good from what i can see.
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02-19-2009, 06:49 AM #3
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looks like it turned out to work quite well. good job
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02-19-2009, 09:15 AM #4
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looks good
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02-19-2009, 03:54 PM #5
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Nice job!
I will be looking for a set of drawings when their done!
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02-19-2009, 09:42 PM #6
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Sorry for the pic issues, I was trying something new and it didnt work as well as I thought it would.
Groove, I will post as soon as I manage to fumble my way thru the 3D stuff, my skills are poor in that area tho so it may take a few weeks. Fair weather tends to draw me outdoors. Good weather makes for a good reason to cut, bend, and weld.
Thanks for taking the time to look.
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