Bending Die for Steel
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cvairwerks
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Like this or more complex?
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4" Vise Brake at Grizzly.com
<h1>Grizzly H3243 4" Vise Brake</h1> <h2>The slickest and cheapest way to properly bend sheet metal.</h2> <p>The H3243 4" Vise Brake allows you to bend shapes in metal and then quickly be stashed away when not in use.</p> <p>The dies mount into your vise and are held magnetically. Slide your...
larry4406
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Nothing yet!
I haven't found anything I like. Probably should say I really haven't found anything! The Grizzly one says good only to 14 gauge, I want something good for at least 1/8", maybe 3/16".
danielbuck
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eh, if you're talking about using the vise jaws to press the two dies together, I suspect 3/16" will probably be too thick. how wide of material are you wanting to bend?
cvairwerks
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Probably going to have to upgrade to Jason's Hardtail vise to bend that heavy of material in a vise.
Typically just 1" or 1-1/2 wide.
No room for a press. I keep breaking vises already beading it in the vise with a hammer!
danielbuck
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for that narrow of material, you could go for a small "universal bender", depending on how strongly mounted your vise is, you could clamp the bender in the vise, and pull the handle on the bender. Or if you just need to do a few of these, hammer them over on the vise
Not sure it would do 1.5" wide material, but something like this would work for 1" for sure, just clamp it in the vise
. I don't have this exact model, but I have something similar, it works quite well.
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HF has a bender that may work for you if that's all the wider you go.
finn
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Harbor freight 15 or 20 ton press and a SWAG off road brake weld it kit, preferably the finger brake version.
Jim greengo
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How thick of material are you talking,are you just trying to make a 90?
Have you tried heating it up?
As my dear departed ,retired blacksmith of a dad would say: cold iron blacksmiths go to hell. Hahaha
Have you tried heating it up?
As my dear departed ,retired blacksmith of a dad would say: cold iron blacksmiths go to hell. Hahaha
plinker
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https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/sho...vises/32011-veritas-metal-bender?item=50K0801
Apparently they discontinued it, but I've got one of these, used it with 1/8" often to do 90* short bends.
Apparently they discontinued it, but I've got one of these, used it with 1/8" often to do 90* short bends.
Yankeefarmer
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I have a harbor freight version of this that works well. Klutch compact bender. Not sure why link is labeled as it is.
Beerhippie
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As others mention, I have no problem bending 1/2" stock in my cheap-*** Asian vise--by heating it to red first.