Recent content by weldup

OMG, I would love a 4 foot floor pan brake, as with you I don't have the space. We have a small homemade craft business in Devon, England making Fused Glass and Ornamental Metalwork ( www.hotfusioncrafts.com ) and I probably would hardly use it at 4'. Most items I build are under 12". Plus...

My first commission using the new folder... So I was asked by a customer recently to fabricate a custom ash pan for her pot belly stove. So here is it. It was folded using the thin metal tools, the M/S in 1.6mm thick (approx 16 Gauge?). (I know 1.6mm is overkill, but my steel supplier is out of...

No plans sorry, I made it up as I was going along. Thanks theoldwizard1, I hadn't realised the link wasn't working for youtube.

Thin Metal Tooling So today I have been making the thin metal tooling. These inserts will bend upto 2mm approx.

Hi all, this was last Sundays project. I've wanted a small heavy duty metal folder for a while. As you have probably seen I made a 30 ton hydraulic press last year, but it is not great for folding tight angles less than 90 Deg. I have considered buying one but most can only bend around 1mm or...

Hi all, Thank you all for you comments. Unfortunately there were no plans for the press, it developed as I was building it. It took me about 3 days to build and I to, wanted a machine that would self return and had the ability to do varying jobs. It works brilliantly and I am constantly thinking...

Hi I am a newbie... This is a homemade 30 ton metal bender, press, punch I built recently. The main uprights are 4" x 1/8" box. The bottom and middle cross sections are 6x4" RSJ's and the top is an old railway rail. I am still playing & improving it, but it can tight fold 1/8" sheet 12" long...