After several failed attempts to bend the rudder spar i ended up going to a local sheet metal shop for help.
Bend o mate sheet metal brake.
I also use it with plastics polycarbonate etc.
Free instructional video.
When working with sheet metal one particularly useful piece of equipment is the brake.
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Made a bending brake.
It works so well so i m surprised myself.
He was a driver builder of stock cars and pulling trucks for over 40 years.
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I think this is one of the best tools i ve been doing for a long time on my channel.
A brake is a device that allows you to bend a piece of sheet metal at a particular angle.
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It s pretty big so you can sta.
Metal shops have brakes mounted at different angles with automated braking arms however it is possible to bend sheet metal at home without the use of a brake.
E z bend racer s brake avaliable in 6 or 6 5 rated maximum.
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Dave s cheap sheet metal bending brake i started building my zenith ch601xl from plans in mid january 2006.
The problem with that is that their equipment is not set up for the 1 8 inch radius bend specified in the plans.
6 1 2 racer s brake shipping weight 500 lbs.
20 gauge mild steel bend lexan up to 1 8 full width hems full width 1 4 lip bends three sides bend sharp or radius bends.
How i built my sheet metal brake bender.
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As quality and affordable by bill schwader who has a background in auto racing starting in 1959.