School me on sheetmetal brakes

offroadr1 · Nov 14, 2013

I recently lost my hookup with the brake that I have been using. The majority of use is .090 aluminum roofs for RZRs, and .060 al body panels. However I do brake some smaller parts up to .250. The brake I used before was a 10 ft 12ga tennsmith. I cant afford one nearly that size right now,but I need one almost immediately for what Im working on now. Are the grizzly, or enco finger brakes worth a damn?

http://www.grizzly.com/products/48-Pan-Box-Brake-12-Ga-/G0542

http://www.use-enco.com/1/1/2156-sheet-metal-floor-model-12-gage-mild-steel.html

Both are about the same same price and look to be about the same unit. Basically I want to know if anyone has used these if they will do what I want and how well they last. Also are they user friendly in the adjustments etc.
Thanks for any input!

5BrothersFabrication · Nov 14, 2013

The Enco is what I have at school, I'd buy one for my shop if I got enough use out of it!

offroadr1 · Nov 15, 2013

I think I may be getting a 10ft tennsmith 12ga brake. Its not a finger brake, but 90% of what I do can be done on an apron brake. I just happened to find it on cl and it was a great deal and in killer shape. Much better than the one i had been using.

85toyo · Nov 15, 2013

offroadr1 said:
I think I may be getting a 10ft tennsmith 12ga brake. Its not a finger brake, but 90% of what I do can be done on an apron brake. I just happened to find it on cl and it was a great deal and in killer shape. Much better than the one i had been using.

Swag offroad sells a DIY finger press brake kit now. Might be something to look into for your smaller stuff.

http://www.swagoffroad.com/20-TON-Finger-Brake-DIY-Builder-Kit_p_85.html

blacksheep10 · Nov 17, 2013

how much is one of those style brakes? I bought a press brake recently but have yet to hook it up.

krackem · Nov 17, 2013

The company I work for just bought a company that was going under that built brakes and we started producing them don't know ifthey fixed the site with all the correct info but
http://www.boyd-built.com/ they are nice brakes if your doing sheet metal and stuff like that. All ive seen so far are the 6 footers, an 8, and the racer brake which is like $1900 new and we built a **** ton of them can't beat it for the price.