Bending Brake

[ddyke]

http://www.micromark.com/mini-bending-b ... gn=13WS078

[RazorJon]

its for thin stuff, I use .062 X .5 for my bulkheads and I do not think this will handle it

have you used it yet?

[waaytoomuchintothis]

[Ember]

Happy to see this post here, because I was feeling awfully tempted by it and feeling a little annoyed that I had only just placed an order days before. I feel better now. Thanks.

[RichD]

I bought an 18 inch bending brake from Harbor Freight that should be good for thicker stock. I have not yet had an occasion to use it, but the part that holds the stock in place is not attached to the rest of the brake in any way. I would have to use C-clamps to hold it down. I guess that I should get off of my duff and screw the brake to some plywood. If I was really ambitious I could drill and tap the base to take some 1/4 inch machine screws so I would not have to use C-clamps.

[RichD]

I did get ambitious and screw the brake to a piece of chip board. I drilled and tapped the brake for 1/4 inch hex head machine screws. I made the holes in the clamping part oversized so that I could adjust for different thickness.