Folding Sheet Metal Box

Design that allows for easier hand folding.

Folding sheet metal box.

Also known as press braking flanging die bending folding and edging this method is used to deform a material to an angular shape. Suitable for folding 3 8 in. Subscribe my channel for more new videos. The force must exceed the material s yield strength to achieve a plastic deformation.

A flat version of your box. This is done through the application of force on a workpiece. Most frequently expensive sheet metal bending tools called brakes are used to bend sheet metal but you can also complete this task without one. Creating a 22 gauge sheetmetal box from scratch.

The metal folder is made from two right angle sections of metal. Remove any unwanted corners. This is quick simple tutorial for solidworks beginners starting working with sheet metal. The box i have my students create in class ends up being 5 5 x 2 x 3 5.

Follow simple steps to learn. How to bend sheet metal without a brake. How to bend sheet metal without a brake in 4 different methods with minimal or homemade tools. This sheet metal folding tool allows you to make uniform folds in sheet metal.

For dimension and more informat. 1 first you want to make an expanded template for your box out of cardboard paper etc. Learn how to bend sheet metal so you. Mark where you want your bends.

My folder is made from aluminium but angle iron is okay. I have a graph paper drawing in the pics below but its not for this box 2 trace your template on to your piece of sheet metal as pictured i suggest 20 22 gauge steel 3 cut your piece into the same shape as template. Use the corner notcher to cut out any right angles. Hello friends today i make a sheet metal bending tool.

Depths this sheet metal folding tool features a rust resistant finish four sight holes for proper depth alignment and an 18 in. The spacing between the two nuts and bolts determines the maximum width sheet that can be bent. Bending is one of the most common sheet metal fabrication operations. The patterns for a cardboard box will look very similar to what you need to plan out for the sheet metal box.

To make things easy for my students i designed our classroom box so it would be able to work on the size of a standard 8 5 x 11 piece of paper. Bending sheet metal by hand is a manageable task if the piece of sheet metal is small and thin enough to handle.