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scottm · 09-09-05, 10:46 AM

Bending on a manual brake, our big bender will wait 'till they finish building our new shop in a few months. Sheet metal usually isn't as critical as machined parts, these aren't too critical, but I like to get as close as possible. This is how I experiment, trying to get it more accurate than I really need to. We'd weld and mill if it were critical. Hey, I just found it in my Machinery's Handbook! I'm such a lazy bastidge, why didn't I look here before? Add 1/3 to 1/2 the thickness for each bend. That's roughly what I'm already doing, based on comments from the sheet metal guy.

09-09-05, 10:46 AM	#9
scottm IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Holland, Michigan Posts: 1,455	Bending on a manual brake, our big bender will wait 'till they finish building our new shop in a few months. Sheet metal usually isn't as critical as machined parts, these aren't too critical, but I like to get as close as possible. This is how I experiment, trying to get it more accurate than I really need to. We'd weld and mill if it were critical. Hey, I just found it in my Machinery's Handbook! I'm such a lazy bastidge, why didn't I look here before? Add 1/3 to 1/2 the thickness for each bend. That's roughly what I'm already doing, based on comments from the sheet metal guy. __________________ '03 UZJ100: wife's ride; '97 FZJ80: Traded in; '97 FZJ80 40th: Totalled; Heep: Trail Rated; '06 Specialized Epic Comp Disk: Daily Driver "if thou would have peace, be thou then prepared for war".