To calculate the expansion that will take place on the outside of your bend angle you will need to know your bend allowance.
Bending steel sheet.
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The bending you will be doing will warp your sheet metal so that it is physically bigger.
Our extensive selection of bending machine and tools allow us to do metal bending consistently by dimension and angle.
How to bend sheet metal without a brake in 4 different methods with minimal or homemade tools.
To clamp efficiently lay your sheet metal on the top surface of your straightedge with the drawn line perfectly aligned with the outside edge of the sheet metal.
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Otherwise the sheet metal is almost certain to shift as you bend it resulting in a bad bend.
Clamping your sheet metal to the straightedge is a must.
How to bend sheet metal without a brake.
Choose a bend radius that matches your minimum bend.
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Determine your minimum bend by measuring the distance from your closest feature i e.
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