I don’t really have any use for a miniature sheet metal brake, but I want to build this one from Instructables user Improbable Concept just because it looks like fun. [via adafruit]
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On the other end of the size spectrum, Dave Clay’s bending brake has been extremely popular among those who bend a lot of sheet metal for building aircraft and other things.
http://www.eaa.org/experimenter/articles/2009-05_howto_brakes.asp
[…] commenter on our recent mini bending brake post points us to Experimental Aircraft Association member Dave Clay’s DIY brake design from the […]
Too bad this project requires welding. I’m not sure it would work with simple brazing and I don’t have welding tools or skill.
Thanks for posting this Sean, I wanted to do what you’ve done, but in the end it was beyond my skill level, so I just copped out & went & bought one! (here’s the one I bought http://www.precisionhandtools.co.uk/misc/mini-pocket-metal-bender-formodelmakers-robots-etc )