Home made metal brake.

[tlmartin84]

Thought I'd share one of my bigger projects I have been working on lately.....

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Have to finish the back bow, and the leg tie downs that anchor to the floor. Other than those two items it is finished!

 

[txvwnut]

Very nice!

 

[Zeke]

Very nice indeed. What gauge will that go up to?

 

[LXCam]

WOW bud, you put some major effort into that unit. Very nice!

 

[PAToyota]

Very nicely done!

 

[classicJackets]

Awesome! Curious on the gauge as well. Did you follow a specific set of plans when building it?

 

[Joe69]

That looks great! How wide is it???

Joe

 

[Whiskeymike]

Awesome build! Can you talk through how you engineered the clamp vice ends? What components did you use to make them? (All thread, 2 nuts, welded to plate?) Is the box up top for weight in clamping down or just rigidity in vertical flex across the brake?

 

[FunkyfullWidth]

what material did you use for the blade. Kinda looks like a cutting edge from a plow.

 

[tlmartin84]

I designed it myself.

6.5' of 16 guage. Will bend thicker shorter sections.

The blade is 1/2" x 4. I had it cut the same as a cutting edge, the heat distorted. So me, a grinder, 2-7" wheels and some clean up spent half a day together cutting the edge down.

The real neat parts (handles, turn handles, gussets) I all designed in CAD and had plasma cut.

The table top is a piece of HP14x70 piling that we use in construction. The bows were scrap pieces I had lying around. The bolts are all 7/8" left over stuff from our bridge construction. The springs were from Fastenal, the highest rated size I could find. The hinges were 7/8" bolts from same place.

The member 2x6 is turned upright for strength, again this was leftover from something else I had.

 

[joe49]

Sweet brake!!!!

 

[RivennHewn]

Impressive.

Love the handles and hold downs.

 

[shocwav3]

This thing is awesome.

 

[brownbagg]

how you keep it from warping with all that welding

 

[iajonesy]

That's as nice as any store bought brake I've seen in a while. Great job.You could sell those easily.

Mike

 

[nonhog]

That's as nice as any store bought brake I've seen in a while. Great job.You could sell those easily.

Mike

Or the plans?

 

[tlmartin84]

Well I tacked it together prior to welding. Most of the stuff was thick enough that warpage was not a large issue.

I did have a few areas that warped, I had to heat and cool them with a torch until I got them into an acceptable tolerance.

 

[slopdog]

Nice peice of work . i built one a few years ago that is 5 ft , and i know its a lot more work that it look like .

 

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[58HalfCab]

AWESOME! I built my own brake as well with some scraps I had laying around. I Like yours much more! Thanks for sharing.

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Built an axle rack on the back and put it on some casters.

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Loaded with Dana44s

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[zeet]

Nicely designed and well executed... Tipping hat!

 

[gs8212]

Okay, I'll show my ignorance. WTH is it???

 

[QtrHorse13]

Okay, I'll show my ignorance. WTH is it???

It bends metal or aluminum sheet.

 

[gs8212]

That is really cool. I wish my FIL were still alive cause he'd go nuts over this kind of stuff.

 

[tlmartin84]

Finished the back bow today so while I had it apart I took a few more pics for you guys.


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[KMinAF]

Wow you don't mess around! I assume that its for professional use?

 

[Train]

So for anyone who has built one of these. Do you have any tips for getting the pivot points lined up perfectly?