Sheet metal brake

[crash2]

So I am thinking its time to invest in a sheet metal brake with the tube chassis rigs I have lined up and even for my own rig.

Whats a decent unit?

 

[dfowlkes]

Get a box/pan style (finger brake) I love my tennsmith!

 

[crash2]

So far this is the best bang for the buck that I have seen.

http://grizzly.com/products/48-Pan-Box-Brake-16-Gauge/G5769

 

[nowires]

Note that mild steel is 1/2 width at 16G. It all depends on what you think you are going to do. Personally after my little press brake experiment... I am leaning more towards that. It will take up less room in the shop and be more flexible as far as what it will do and the thickness of material that it will handle.

 

[zukkev]

So far this is the best bang for the buck that I have seen.

http://grizzly.com/products/48-Pan-Box-Brake-16-Gauge/G5769

We have one at work, I think it is the next step up from this one though...60"? it's BIG! :redneck:

 

[ChrisStewart]

It's better to make your own. I have 100$ into mine, and it has built panels for 2 cars. I can get .090 aluminum to bend pretty easily with not a lot of heat.

 

[crash2]

No time to build tools--rigs are stackin up

My new one is sitting in bellingham and I plan on picking it up monday..

 

[zukkev]

My new one is sitting in bellingham and I plan on picking it up monday..

Soooo, when's breakfast? :corn:
:redneck:

 

[crash2]

Soooo, when's breakfast? :corn:

:redneck:

You pick the spot--8am :awesomework:

 

[zukkev]

You pick the spot--8am :awesomework:​

:eeek: I JUST NOTICED all my custom smilies are gone....:frown:
You coming up 9 or I-5? :corn:​

 

[crash2]

:eeek: I JUST NOTICED all my custom smilies are gone....:frown:
You coming up 9 or I-5? :corn:

I5 of course (highway 9 sounds painful) :redneck:

 

[nowires]

So is it here yet

 

[crash2]

Made a table for it--can't wait to screw up some **** :haha:

 

[toyzuk]

So now that you've owned this a few years how are you liking it? Im starting to think i might have use for one soon lol.

 

[crash2]

I can say I have been really happy with it..

 

[toyzuk]

Good to know :awesomework:.