Bending Aluminium Sheet

Place the fracture line over the edge of a table and bend the overhang slightly downwards.

Bending aluminium sheet.

Lift the clamp bar away from the rear of. A bending brake is a specialized metalworking. Sheet aluminium can be cut without the need for a guillotine or tin snips which tend to deform the metal. This weakens the aluminium and creates a fracture line.

To make this easier you d start with your 6061 material in the soft t 0 state. 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. The bending you will be doing will warp your sheet metal so that it is physically bigger.

Bending sheet aluminum with a bending brake 1. Flip the sheet over and repeat. For most applications with stainless steel or aluminum you can get away with a zero radius bend on anything under 0 050 thick. You d probably air bend by using a 3 0 in.

Die opening with a relieved profile. Insert your aluminum sheet into the brake beneath the removable clamp bar. To calculate the expansion that will take place on the outside of your bend angle you will need to know your bend allowance.