“Life is harder without your blood.” Actual facts, people. Actual facts.

As an experienced sheet metal fabricator, I can add some things: - Use a nylon hammer or at least hold a piece of wood between your hammer and the workpiece. - If you can grind a slight relief angle onto the inside tool, that will help form a 90° degree bend without it springing back. Steel almost works at exact 90°, but something like stainless steel or brass will need a few degrees overbending so it springs back to 90°. - Aluminium doesn't like tight bends because it's not very tough. If you need a tight bend, make sure the bend is perpendicular to the rolling direction. Be careful hammering it down with a steel hammer, because it's easy to squeeze and become too thin. Again, use a nylon hammer or piece of wood in between your hard hammer and workpiece.

@nutontheloose

2 жыл бұрын

This is great info! I am just learning so knowledge from someone experiences with lil tips that you tend to only learn from experience is much appreciated !

@kevinmullins4919

Жыл бұрын

With the score and bend method do you score the inside of the bend or the outside?

@MrSaemichlaus

Жыл бұрын

@@kevinmullins4919 If you score it on the inside, the score will be hidden away after bending and the outside surface of the bend is less prone to tear under tension while bending.

@kevinmullins4919

Жыл бұрын

@@MrSaemichlaus Thanks!!!

@whoami724y

Жыл бұрын

Hi, if i want to bend a 0.8mm thick ss sheet to a tube shape, is it possible to do it with only nylon hammer and nothing else? I never done metal work before and the only tool i have is nylon hammer and i was wondering if 0.8mm is thin enough to shape by hand

"Metal remembers all your mistakes" Very true.

I'm lucky to have a sheet metal brake in my engineering proto shop, but I LOVE videos that show how to get around the need for such tools. Well done sir.

Well done! My late father was a tool and die maker but never did his metal work at home, so I never picked up these tricks. He'd have appreciated your clear, methodical approach, as do I. I'm confident I'll be able to bend the 1" aluminum strip that I'm working on -- with practice, of course!

Really nice to see a well-shot, clearly enunciated video, not done with a hand held phone camera! I expect you even had a script, unlike many others, so you knew what you were going to say. Excellent work!

Well done and thank you for this helpful tutorial!! ...clear demonstration of methods accompanied by good discussion of 'whys' as well as the 'how-tos'! I'd been keen to see a demonstration video on how to make metal saddles for attaching pipes to flat surfaces?

Thank you so much! I was hoping to find an easy way to make a bracket for a piece of radio equipment. Now I can make it nicely.

Brilliant video, straight to the point, clear and focused. Thanks.

Excellent! Thanks for the various methods.

You just got a new subscriber! I have planned on getting into sheet metal fab for some car projects and other things around the house with minimal tools and your channel is amazing! Time to watch all of your videos now👍

@cosador

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! sounds like some interesting projects!

Well Done. A thinking mans video. Well thought out,very good descriptions and and demonstrations of the different techniques. You've found a new fan. Subscribed.

Excellent video. Very helpful as I was searching for guidance on how best to bend a piece of copper, but learned so much more from your examples in using sheet metal. Appreciate your professionalism.

Exactly what I was looking for - Thank you....Very clearly explained.

Very helpful overview of bending metal. I'm trying to create a product prototype and had absolutely no idea how to shape sheet metal. I assumed I'd need to apply heat. Thanks for explaining different methods, pros and cons of each, and tips for metalwork in general.

@leemccullough558

2 жыл бұрын

A london wheel is the method for shaping metal you can do it by hand on a block and start with a wooden hammeran old butchers block is ideal to start the london wheel has various rollers and sometimes called dies if you can find a good second hand one grab it they are getting hard to find though you ca get new ones look at internet and machinery sales and buy a good set f proper panel hammers and dollys and get some training a nite course at tafe is good and remember heat changes the mollecular structure of metal and it can harden and tear when it cools regards 😊

i appreciate how clearly you communicated these instructions, thank you.

I like this! Good, practical advice. Keep it up! Subscribed!

One of the best instructional videos I've ever seen. A+.

@cosador

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! that is one of the best comments I've ever had.

Great video , thanks for taking the time to do this. Would I be able to use these methods for 3 or 4mm medium steel to make shelf brackets do you think ? Regards scott

Also found this very useful, and validated my idea I could do this by hand. Glad scoring the fold point is good. I'm only making an overhang for the dog house to slow rain from getting in.

Very professionally, well done video without wasting time showing off your dog or whatever like most youtube videos. Excellent!

@cosador

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'd rather waste peoples time giving useless information rather than exploit dogs for the purpose of the emotion manipulation of the audience.

@blayson100

4 жыл бұрын

Any ideas for adding hem outside circle?

Metalwork became interesting to me from the time our school shop teacher demonstrated a bar folder in 1953. KZread shows some extraordinary projects by people who are master metal workers. I rate this video also A+.

Great! I needed this video. I'm making a compost bin with thin sheet metal. THANK YOU!

Excellent information and very intelligent method of presentation. Thank you very much ... this content is exactly what I needed to fabricate a replacement panel for my RV.

Very interesting and the first video of a "how to bend sheet metal without a brake" with no welding at all. I will try your method, Thanks for the video.

Wanted to make a shelf of sorts to add some space to set things over my small guitar amp, found a door kick plate since the size and thickness were right. I figured this is how I would do it, just wanted to make sure. Great video

Excellent and most useful presentation. Thank you!

Thanks. Exactly what I needed for a potting bench.

Awesome instructions! Exactly what I needed to solve my DIY project.

Thank you so much for this. Saved me a ton!

Useful for a piece of rolled flashed I needed to bend, thank you!

Great video, thank you for publishing this.

GREAT!! I was considering using wood and now I'm NOT. Excellent detail and concise. Thank You.

Good idea frnd, since i don't have enough space in my room to make a brake and don't have a complete tools to make a brake. Your ideas are great very good when lack of tools to create a brake. I was planning to make a metal sheet casing for my power bank casing because i can't found an exact measure of a case in the market, so your idea is very good. 👏👏👏👏🙂

Excellent! Another DIY skill to keep in the toolbox :-)

Excellent advice. I just got a whole bunch of ideas! Many thanks.

hi quick question: when buying the rectangular tube and rigid angle pieces, what keywords should i look for/types of materials as to have the flush/sharp edges on the pieces like you have? i only can find rounded types (where the bend is)

Very well done with great descriptions.

@cosador

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I truly appreciate your support.

Just used this technique and it worked perfectly, thanks! Only thing I would add is that a put small piece of timber against the aluminium and hit that with the hammer instead of the bare metal, this gave me a really nice even bend without any dents.

@valentinlishkov9540

4 жыл бұрын

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@4AVON

2 жыл бұрын

@@valentinlishkov9540 What the heck is this???

@4AVON

2 жыл бұрын

What about a rubber hammer???

Thanks, these methods worked great, now I can bend sheet metal at home with common tools!

Thank you, I came back to watch it again. Then scored some 0.04" aluminum for 90 degree bends. Used a straight edge and a 5 1/2" circular saw set to about 30% of total thickness of aluminum sheet. Folds easy, looks great!

@phyl1283

2 жыл бұрын

Does that mean you didn't use a brake?

low-key GREAT video!...much thanks.

Thanks! Straightforward common-sense instruction. This was a really useful video! P.S. - my new favorite KZread fabrication quote: “Metal remembers all of your mistakes and doesn’t easily forgive.” (Reminds me of my wife’s best friend!!)

Sheet metal never forgives - when it's done, it's done! Good instruction!

I maybe a bit late to the party, but mate you are awesome! I was wondering can I apply the same method when bending other angels? Like 45° and 30° bends? And do you have any advice other than what was said in the video when doing that?

This gave me a good idea for a project for growth led lamps I'm building. Thank you!

Very helpful, I was able to make a heat shield out of 1/16” anodized aluminum, which included four bends. I used a hard rubber hammer to get sharp right angle bends.

Bending sheet metal can be a pain. Thanks for offering experienced insights.

Scoring before bending is a must! Instead of screwdriver you're better off using the circular pizza cutter. Works like a charm. Make sure to dull the blade down - there should be no sharp edge left. It should be smooth and rounded edge which is perfect for scoring metal. Otherwise it may cut through the sheet. Another trick - put rubber/EVA gym mat under the sheet while scoring.

@southparklion

Жыл бұрын

Thx... Score the inside or the outside of the bend?

@Shurik76

Жыл бұрын

@@southparklion Inside. You're literally creating a shallow groove (crease line) that helps metal to fold in a straight line. Imagine a piece of carton paper that you depress with a side of a ruler. Same principle.

Great video, great info! I will try at least one or two methods you have shown me during this next week. I didn’t go to M.I.T., so I had a good idea about doing it, but a thought without show and tell, just doesn’t get it done. YOU, kind sir got a subscription and a high five from me. Thank you so very much, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT! I did speak loud, wanted u to hear me over the mumbles and head scratchers. Lol!

@cosador

4 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate your comment, thanks for watching!!!!

@valentinlishkov9540

4 жыл бұрын

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Very helpful. Can you recommend shears for this purpose?

Thanks for the video. Your suggestion for clamping a straight edge and bending are what I was thinking. I also have a few different straight edges and a ton of clamps. Greetings from Denver my friend!

@Gitarzan66

3 жыл бұрын

I just saw my outfeed roller stand for my miter saw sitting there and bells went off. lol. I let you know how iit ruens out. I'm making a new coal pan for my smoker grill.

I use the score method to make small alu-boxes. Actuallly I use a cnc router to cut max 30% of the material thickness along the bending line, then I bend the plate by hands. Results are great! It would be also nice to have some kind of hand-tool where the deep of cut is somehow adjustable. There is any tool like that?

I used a roller to bend some very hard 2019-T8 .020" sheet, 8 feet long, and I definitely prefer it to hammering. I bent DOWN, using my hip to help the metal bend. I think next time I'll make the tool much long, so I can wrap both hands around it and REALLY push. Annealing the sheet would probably help too, but I already . had it clamped up when I saw your video. Thanx, mate.

Thanks for posting. I am bending sheet aluminium for a beehive roof. This is just the information I needed.

Super information, very well delivered. Thanks.

Another great video explaining things I always wanted to know. Thanks!

this was really awesome , so professional and to the point , also the roller thing was new , so i got to learn something really valuable that others are not talking about

Thanks, just what I was looking for!

@cosador

5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

NICE This is exactly what I needed

Well done. To the point and every word advice.

Great resource and very informative and well done video

Solid, useful video, thanks.

Very good video. I'm looking forward to your other videos. Thank you

Great video Johnathan 😀

Thanks so much for this video. Very informative.

very good explanation. thanks!

Thank you for the information!

"Life is harder without your fingers" *me using sheet metal to build a prosthetic finger to replace the one I just got amputated* "Yeah you can say that again lmao"

@dandroid_

3 жыл бұрын

@@epicscout9826 Thanks homie!😁

@iterminator309

3 жыл бұрын

You have my sympathy bud, lost a phalange on my left index.

Incredible. Thanks for posting.

Excellent. I especially appreciate the roller idea.

GREAT TIPS THANK YOU

Great method!! Thank you!! Can you show how to make an acute bend with the same or similar method? Thanks!

This is very helpful...I can't afford a metal brake and would only use one a couple of times anyway. I'm gonna try one of these methods using alumacor

How do you make compound bends is sheet aluminum. Like wing fairings?

Really good stuff!

Wowww at first I thought this video was pointless cus I didn’t see u score it at first then when I saw all the ways u did it have me an idea for how to bend 10ft alluminum sheet metal! 😍

Rubber hammer if you have one ended up working pretty well for me (Like one used for hammering pavement stones and stuff like that)

Do you recommend using heat? And a quench to make it stronger?

I realize its been a while since you posted this video. On the off chance you still update comments - I was thinking of building a break (something I can clamp to my work bench and hang away on a wall some where out of the way because I would rarely use it) but incorporating an interchangeable surface to bend against so I can have a sharp line (brake) but also make curves but forcing the metal up against various diameter tubing. Have you seen anything of the like?

Sorry if I missed this in the video, but what thickness or gauge are you working with?

Another great video Jonathon. You should have your own TV show

Does this bend 180 to create a 1/4 non sharp edge?

Extremely helpful thank you

Nice job. Clear, concise , no stammering ie:um...ummm....ummmm (drives me crazy:) I'll be trying some of your methods. Thanks for posting

super informative video - thanks

Is it possible to make sail pannels like the ones on a 67 chevell

video - very nicely done...very well done. tips - much thanks...thumbs way up...

No workshop, no steel angle iron, no clamps. But I have to bend a return on an Aluminum facia on site. Solution? 2 small pieces of ply, score line with screwdriver, 2 screws through ply-facia-ply, bend-up, job-done.

@cosador

3 жыл бұрын

Great advice! Thank you for your comment.

I really hope you are still active! I have a bit of a weird project. To put it simply, I want a 3-4cm wide strip of brass to be used as a frame. Do you have any advice on how to handle very long but also very thin pieces? Also, how would you go about making sure the bend is only 1-2cm deep, how would you suggest to make that work?

I am trying to bend mild steel sheet, 1mm, into a wheelbarrow tray. Any tips & tools you can suggest as to how I can achieve this?

What a kick-ass video

Cheers very interesting point about the bending forms.

What about heat? Like using a small torch with a very fine directed tip to heat along the bend line?

Excellent! Thank you!

Thank you for a very useful video.

There exist small rollers used for pressing formica to cabinets. They can usually be purchased at formica sales or sometimes large lumber stores.

Great demonstration thanks

this is a perfect video from a pedagogical standpoint

Pleasant voice, no loud music and no in your face BS. Make more videos my friend

@cosador

4 жыл бұрын

There will be more!