Bending Aluminium Sheet

With the aid of a straight edge and a sharp knife score both sides of the aluminium sheet.

Bending aluminium sheet.

Sheet aluminium can be cut without the need for a guillotine or tin snips which tend to deform the metal. Die opening with a relieved profile. You d probably air bend by using a 3 0 in. Lift the clamp bar away from the rear of.

A bending brake is a specialized metalworking. In other words if you re bending 1 8 sheet use a tool with a 1 8 radius to form the inside of the bend. The bending you will be doing will warp your sheet metal so that it is physically bigger. Purchase a metal bending brake online or at your local hardware store.

If you re bending 0 020 thick material use a 0 020 radius. For most applications with stainless steel or aluminum you can get away with a zero radius bend on anything under 0 050 thick. Bending sheet aluminum with a bending brake 1. Flip the sheet over and repeat.

Insert your aluminum sheet into the brake beneath the removable clamp bar. Place the fracture line over the edge of a table and bend the overhang slightly downwards. To make this easier you d start with your 6061 material in the soft t 0 state.