Just to let you know, I have been a sheet metal fabricator at a small HVAC shop for 22 years (I just retired) and you have built one of the best looking and functioning "home built" brakes I have seen. Very nice! Simple and effective. 😀

@ratrodsafrica

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Coming from someone with your experience, that is a big compliment! Enjoy the retirement.

I've been a,skilled tin basher for 40 years, I've really enjoyed watching your film. I will fab one to your design. Superb work and explanation thanks for sharing your design 👍

@ratrodsafrica

Ай бұрын

Thanks, glad you found some value😊

To bend a sharper radius, simply slip a length of angle iron under the anvil and loosen the two rear bolts accordingly. Bend over the heel of the angle.

I'm reminded of tools I have used in granite countertop fabrication. These days CNC machines do much of it but guys who don't have 90,000 dollars used grinders with a jig or short of guard bolted onto the grinder to maintain a perfect position or offset of the grinder to the stone edge. Luckily that top piece of angle iron has a nice clean sharp back corner that can be used as a reference surface for the driver to run against to grind that edge straight and flat to make a nice sharp edge on that brake.

75% of my garage is DYI, its not that im cheap, i got into metal for a reason, i like working with it. so i enjoy building my own tools and gadgets. nice brake bro, thanks for showing

The rare talent of making and explaining complicated things simple! Sir!😊

Nice! You are a good teacher. Appreciate you walking us thru it!

Fantastic video. Brilliant to see so much intelligence on display. Folks think they are smart because they go to work in a suit. They wouldn't stand a chance at designing one of these. Your diagrams were really excellent, even down to the detail on that nut.

@ratrodsafrica

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@521farmer

8 ай бұрын

!!!wow ya got this mighty fine Sir thanks for sharing your project with us keep them coming ya got my vote man ya make it easy to understand and how you can do this Don,t take a rocket Sciencest to make this happen so l,m going to try to make this work so from Canada 🇨🇦 SK thks for showing us 😊

I think it's the only one design that takes in mind the thickness of the material. Thank You!

@ratrodsafrica

10 ай бұрын

Glad you like it!

@CrusaderSports250

2 ай бұрын

Agreed it was something I had not thought about😊.

I’ve watched quite a few videos of DIY sheet metal breaks and this is by far the best! Straight forward and thoroughly explained. Thank you for your help; I will definitely start my build now.

@ratrodsafrica

Жыл бұрын

Glad it's helping! Good luck with your build

Excellent design and very well explained mate. If you don't mind suggestions, there is one design modification you could add. If you welded (or bolted, so it's removable) an extension (long enough to clear your tensioning winder) to one end of the rotating angle. Then add a 90° bend that extended straight up you could then attach an appropriately sized counterweight. That way when you pulled the handle forward the weight would lean back and do a lot of the heavy lifting/bending for you. You could add extra weights for bending thick materials and remove weights for thinner materials. Much easier on the back for old codgers like me/us 😉. Cheers Andy 👍

Dill mounting holes in the sloping front of the brake, then make plates that bolt to the front that mimic the edge you want to reproduce with the brake. Then you can switch the separate plates out as needed.

I sent my angle iron adjustable bending edge through my mill to get rid of the rounded edge. It now sits flat on the bender's frame . Diff, you need to find an old mill for your shop, they really come in handy and are fun to use.

@ratrodsafrica

8 ай бұрын

Would love to have a mill in my shop!

You sir, are a genius. I've watched dozens of videos looking for the best way to make a trim break and you nailed it! I love the drawings and the break down of the process you went through to build this. You are the only one to make a video that solved the problem I was having with keeping enough pressure and force on the center of the top piece of angle that clamps everything down. (I'm building a 10' brake to bend aluminum trim.) Truly fantastic video, and really amazing piece of equipment you built there.

@ratrodsafrica

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Rae! If my video helped to solve your problem, I am one happy dude😅. Not a genius though, just 40 years of practicing common sense ( the first 20 years of my life don't count, very little common sense then 😂)

@raebushman2739

Жыл бұрын

You certainly helped me fix the problems I was having. Sometimes it's the thinking too much that holds me back LOL

Thank you Sir for this wonderful sharing. God bless you

ALL I CAN SAY IS WOW!!! IT ONLY TOOK ME 62 YEATS YEARS TO REALIZE I LOVE WORKING WITH METAL , FABRICATING STUFF FOR MY CUSTOM CARS. LOVE YOUR CHANNEL!!! NOW I'M GOING TO MAKE MYSELF A BRAKE AND A PLANISHING HAMMER. ILL BE WATCHING YOUR CHANNEL A LOT IN THE FUTURE! A REALLY BIG THANKS FOR YOUR SHARING HOW TO BUILD THESE THINGS SINCE TO BUY THESE THEY CAN BE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE AND THIS WAY YOU CAN INCORPORATE THINGS YOU LIKE AND LEAVE OUT OR ALTER THINGS TO YOUR OWN LIKING! I LOVE IT!!!

@ratrodsafrica

7 ай бұрын

Thanks man. I'm also 62, never too old to learn new things. Yeah, build some stuff!

You sir are genius just simple geometry, measurements , angles and simplicity are genius on all your fabrication and explanations will help me to finish and build my own cars and projects genius sir thank you

@ratrodsafrica

9 ай бұрын

Thank you

Fantastic. I didnt know anything about sheet metal brakes before i saw this and now I feel like an expert

@ratrodsafrica

11 ай бұрын

Real happy that it helped!

I think it's absolutely perfect I really would like to see that truck in the background to the right. Thank you very much for the video

@ratrodsafrica

Ай бұрын

Check out my other videos if you wanna see more of the REO Gold Comet truck

I was about to buy a break but could not find the length I wanted for the price I was willing to pay. After seeing what you did, I will build my own. Thanks for the insight!

@ratrodsafrica

Жыл бұрын

Pleasure man. Good luck with the build!

1.3m bender, wow. This is one of the strongest and best bender i have seen on KZread.

You are the best fabrication jobs I've ever seen. for a sheet metal break the Leading Edge to make a 90° Bend in your sheet metal. you have to take it to a machine shop. and have them machine that so you have a Sharper Edge on the sheet metal brake then you will get your true 90° Bend. God bless brother

Just a suggestion on the front side you can takeoff your quarter inch of material to make it flatter instead of a rounder and on the backside you can leave it around. It looks like there’s enough play in your top piece of angle iron to do that and it looks like if you want it, you can reverse the back to front And front to back you can have two different types of radius bends. One flat, and one a little more rounded..

you have given an exceptional explanation of the workings of the brake

good stuff as usual Diff, I especially like the left-hand thread on the tensioner diagram.

I really admire the keep it simple school of thought. I wish I had a need for one of these, great work!

Thank You. I wish we were neighbors.. .

liked the box brake cut outs - good one! i put counter weights on mine to bend 48" of 16ga for a truck gas tank

That is the best I have ever seen. You seem to have thought of everything that others have missed. Got a car to do and I'm making one of these this week. Brilliant, thank you for your time.

Great build! And I love your comments at the end about using ones time. Thank you for posting this.

@ratrodsafrica

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Just a simple yet brilliant design. Thanks so much for posting. 👍

@ratrodsafrica

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it! Thanks

Great craftsmanship!!!

Great video bud a lot of people dont understand the importance of the centre line and material thickness clearance

@ratrodsafrica

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Yes, agree! 🙂

Im a hvac installer goin on ten years and have been wanting a diy brake i could lug around on the job to fab on the go. This is it right here. Simple yet extremely effective for what would be needed on the daily. And the slots to mimic a finger brake are genius. Thank you for the inspiration, if/when i make this, all design credit will always go to you. I also really enjoyed the video. Being fully transparent on the build and quality, and giving clear examples both on the brake and in drawing form. Well done sir 👏🏼

@ratrodsafrica

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! I will be honored if you decide to build it🙂

Great demonstration, great explanation ! Thanks for your time and effort.

Thank you for sharing your tool build

Wow! I see a future project unfolding. Thanks

@ratrodsafrica

6 ай бұрын

Build it! 🙂

Beautiful work!

@ratrodsafrica

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

I’ve enjoyed this so much, thank you for sharing.

Great video. Something that a handyman can make. Well done on a simple but highly effective design for a bending brake.

Best description of how to build a brake I've ever seen!! Excellent work sir!

@ratrodsafrica

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much!

Very smart and minimalist design. Nicely done, sir! 👍

@ratrodsafrica

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Maximus!

Wow! I am really thankful you made this video. I've been looking at sheet metal brakes for a long time for some personal projects and this could so easily be made with scrap metal that would cost me far less than purchasing one. Fantastic video sir and incredible work on the design.

@ratrodsafrica

Жыл бұрын

Thank you man! Yes, build it!

Excellent. Love the design. Thank you.

@ratrodsafrica

Жыл бұрын

Thank you and pleasure 🙂

Sir, you by just presented the greatest idea i need to copy you are very helpful Im from the philippines thank you very much

@ratrodsafrica

8 ай бұрын

Pleasure. Build one!

Thanks for sharing this, helped me loads to make a simple and smaller brake for small sheet metal stuff for my bikes! Love the channel too!

@ratrodsafrica

9 ай бұрын

Its a pleasure my man!

A good explanation of the individual parts. One of the best explained bending brake tutorials I have seen. Good Work

@ratrodsafrica

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great design, and very well explained. Thank you sir, for your time and knowledge. From Canada

I’ve seen a lot of these on here. You have done the best job I’ve seen on explaining how these work and why it has to be this way. Most just show you “how to build” one. You really break it down and make it simple to understand. Nice job on the build too! Looks amazing!

@ratrodsafrica

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Glad it was helpful!

Absolutely brilliant! Thanks for sharing with us. I plan to build one.

@ratrodsafrica

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! All the best with the build

This is an awesome way to do this. You have thought about about every possible solution to the normal problems with diy metal breaks. Thank you very much for sharing. This is the best diy metal brake I’ve seen. I’m going to use yours as a plan to build me one.

@ratrodsafrica

6 ай бұрын

Thanks. Please do, I'll be honored 🙂

I just bought a 36 inch break at an auction. If id seen this i definately would of made my own and i still might try it. Great video . Thanks!

Great video very well explained version of how to make the bender love the south African accent 😎 all the best from Ireland

Hats off to you my friend for this build and your explanation!

Great project, video and thorough description. Your drawings along the way really helped to understand what was going on. Thanks.

@ratrodsafrica

3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Excellent design. Excellent discussion. I note that the handle also serves as a minimal strong-back and could easily be modified to complement the strong-back you suggest that could go on the backside. I believe that modifying the edge of the hold-down angle is easier than you think. Remove the hold-down. Choose a keen 4-foot length of angle and carefully clamp this angle along the line you wish to cut. Use your grinder and a course sanding disc to work the edge of your hold-down back to your fixtured reference. One final note concerning bend radius. For mild steel the width of a V-die like is used in a press brake should be eight times the material thickness. For a pan brake like yours I think the setback adjustment on the hold-down probably should be five times the material thickness. This of course assumes that you have achieved that nice sharp corner on the hold-down. The net result should be an inside bend radius equal to the material thickness.

@ratrodsafrica

Жыл бұрын

Excellent feedback! Thank you

Very good job of show and tell. An excellent tool to have. Tks for showing.

@ratrodsafrica

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great engineering! Thank you

Very functional and practical and easy to build yourself. I also planned to built me a sheet-metal brake. Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge.

@ratrodsafrica

6 ай бұрын

My pleasure boet!

MY MAN! i do not know how you came to my feed but i am grateful. your work is great, your explanations were great and that illustration you made finally made the idea about centering the hinge pin along the folding axis make sense in my brain. Again, I'm grateful, thank you!

@ratrodsafrica

4 ай бұрын

Glad I could help!

Awesome brake project, I'm re-siding my home and need a brake for the window inner edges, I've been looking at a couple of videos and this is by far the Best project I've seen and your demeanor and compassion for your work is exceptional, Thank You.

@ratrodsafrica

Жыл бұрын

If it can help, I'm a happy dude! Thanks man

Beautiful tool Dif, and beautiful explanation of its design and operation. 😊👍👍

@ratrodsafrica

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it!

Very well done! I think this can be built quite inexpensively and be quite useful as well as scalable! Thank you!

@ratrodsafrica

8 ай бұрын

Thank you. Yes, did not cost much at all.

Really nice build and those were some excellent drawings man.

Very well made, great adjustments.

@ratrodsafrica

20 күн бұрын

Thanks

Was looking for ideas for a shop built metal brake and this is the best ideal. This will be one of my new tools in my shop. Just goes to show you that you don't need alot of money to accomplish a task.

What cool part about pipe anvil is no moving parts, but yet such a amazing tool

Very good detailed explanation..... Thankyou

Simple but very effective.thankz guy

You did an excellent job. I wish this video was around before I bought my brake and modified it.

@ratrodsafrica

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! 👍

Awesome! I will definitely be coming back to this video in the future to build my own! Will keep my eyes out at the scrap yards for a 10mm "flat bar"

@ratrodsafrica

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sharn!

Very simple, and super functional...Best home made metal brake I have ever seen. Great job.

@ratrodsafrica

Жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks!

a very good video, well explained and the little diagrams make all the difference. I'm inspired, like the design and will be building one soon. Many thanks. AL (UK)

@ratrodsafrica

Жыл бұрын

Cool man. Welcome to contact me if you have questions

very nicely done ,one of the better designed bending brake seen online

@ratrodsafrica

Жыл бұрын

Thanks brother! Works well for me😅

Thanks for sharing this, I tried to build one like yours once, but looking at your I can see where I went wrong

@ratrodsafrica

Жыл бұрын

Happy if it can help to sort you out!

Magnificent build

Great build. I especially like the hinge detail! I needed to build one, and im glad i found your video first. Im currently building a brake very similar to your design, out of scrap metal that i had laying around. Thanks for sharing!

@ratrodsafrica

3 ай бұрын

Glad I could help!

Great work bro, you have waken my brain brother.❤

Outstanding! I enjoy the channel!

Thank you so much for the information.

Love the bending brake from used parts . Recycle all we can brother, very informative video , great drawings 👍

@ratrodsafrica

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Yes I like to repurpose stuff😅

What a nice metal bender and DIY instructions Thank you for the useful and great video❤

@ratrodsafrica

Жыл бұрын

Pleasure man!

Instead of removing is to add a section ,a strip ..or add a series of pieces that bolt onto the angle bar that meet the surface flush. That way you can also unbolt some of the pieces and fold at 90 degrees

@ratrodsafrica

8 ай бұрын

Yes, been thinking about that. Just need to find some stock that's wide enough

The best DIY brake well done 👍

Thanks for sharing you just proved that a lot of tools can be self made

@ratrodsafrica

Жыл бұрын

More than we think!

Thanks for sharing. Blessings from Australia.

@ratrodsafrica

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

nice home brake, and good video.

Really informative on the build thank you for the info

Wow that's well built! Greetings from Canada.

@ratrodsafrica

10 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Awesome break, this fills me with good ideas for one for my own workshop, I like your design and your explanation was great. thanks for sharing mate. 😀

@ratrodsafrica

9 ай бұрын

Thank you and pleasure!

Excellent job! I enjoyed the drawings too!

@ratrodsafrica

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed

Very well explained, good build. Thank you.

@ratrodsafrica

Жыл бұрын

Thank you and pleasure

Great job.

You have a great brake there, withvery well thought out plan and the result is a clean build. The excellent drawings are very helpful. Thank you from mid-Canada. B.

@ratrodsafrica

Жыл бұрын

Happy if it can help!

Simple and elegant ❤❤

Hey Div. Good video. That's a great brake that you made. I could use one when I start working on my Buick. Nice job. Thanks for sharing.🍁👍👍

Very cool , I still say you would have an awesome shop teacher.

@ratrodsafrica

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks ☺

Hi master, thank you so much. I'm making my own metal bend and I took some tips from your job. I was watching a lot of videos but you explain very well. It works for me. Greetings from Ecuador 🇪🇨.

@ratrodsafrica

6 ай бұрын

Glad i could help brother!

It's a good bit of kit. I think I would leave it as it is. Great video.

@ratrodsafrica

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I've seen people use a jig guide with a grinder to grind down the angle iron edge to a sharper angle

@ratrodsafrica

8 ай бұрын

Yes, I've considered that but just been to lazy to go to the trouble!😅