Bending Aluminum Sheet Stock

Bending your sheet metal with a vise 1 place your forms in your vise.

Bending aluminum sheet stock.

It is measured by its thickness gauge. Ts tensile strength of sheet metal. Insert your aluminum sheet into the brake beneath the removable clamp bar. T stock thickness.

See how the face of the backstop slopes backward slightly. Then place the clamp bar back down on top of the aluminum crosswise. Monkeys spinning monkeys by kevin macleod. K bf 1 33 for v bending.

Time to bend or nearly. Say you re bending 0 25 in thick 6061 t6 aluminum to a 100 degree external angle 80 degree internal angle. The tm10 is lightweight and portable and very easy to operate and maintain. Your forms will have an edge that should match the angle of your desired bend.

The two m10 bolts in the top are to clamp the sheet between the backstop and the base. Make sure the bar is seated firmly inside the frame. Die opening with a relieved profile. K bf 0 33 for edge bending.

If you d like to know more about bending specific alloys or which alloy is best for your application please contact our sales department by calling 800 826 3370. You d probably air bend by using a 3 0 in. Get free shipping on qualified aluminum sheet metal or buy online pick up in store today in the hardware department. Aluminum flat sheet is a thin flat piece of aluminum with many applications.

Van mark s tm10 portable siding brake is used to bend aluminum trim coil 3003 h14 light galvanized steel and copper for residential siding roofing window and gutter installation. W part width in direction of bend axis. Trim cutter model 3017 and unistand model usa1. To make this easier you d start with your 6061 material in the soft t 0 state.

It is commonly used in the transportation food and aerospace industry due to its light weight and resistance to corrosion. Aluminum sheet metal metal stock the home depot store finder.