Bending Aluminium Sheet

Insert your aluminum sheet into the brake beneath the removable clamp bar.

Bending aluminium sheet.

Say you re bending 0 25 in thick 6061 t6 aluminum to a 100 degree external angle 80 degree internal angle. With the aid of a straight edge and a sharp knife score both sides of the aluminium sheet. If you re bending 0 020 thick material use a 0 020 radius. The bending you will be doing will warp your sheet metal so that it is physically bigger.

Die opening with a relieved profile. Sheet aluminium can be cut without the need for a guillotine or tin snips which tend to deform the metal. This weakens the aluminium and creates a fracture line. Purchase a metal bending brake online or at your local hardware store.

In other words if you re bending 1 8 sheet use a tool with a 1 8 radius to form the inside of the bend. To make this easier you d start with your 6061 material in the soft t 0 state. A bending brake is a specialized metalworking. To calculate the expansion that will take place on the outside of your bend angle you will need to know your bend allowance.

For most applications with stainless steel or aluminum you can get away with a zero radius bend on anything under 0 050 thick. Lift the clamp bar away from the rear of. Bending sheet aluminum with a bending brake 1.