Bending Of Aluminum Sheet

Video demonstrating a diy way of bending thin gage aluminum coil stock by making a simple roller using a soft skateboard wheel.

Bending of aluminum sheet.

Sheet aluminium can be cut without the need for a guillotine or tin snips which tend to deform the metal. Purchase a metal bending brake online or at your local hardware store. This weakens the aluminium and creates a fracture line. 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.

From a bending perspective it s always best to bend these parts in an annealed state and then temper them to the correct condition. A bending brake is a specialized metalworking. That s the ideal anyway but the reality is that many parts arrive at the press brake in a less than ideal state. If you re bending 0 020 thick material use a 0 020 radius.

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. 6061 t6 aluminum is tempered and notorious for not bending easily. 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. Keep in mind that many kinds of fabricated metal have extremely high melting points and applying your torch injudiciously could cause damage or do harm to your sheet metal or equipment.