Step 1 secure the sheet metal to prevent slipping.
How to folded stainless steel sheet.
Whether the housing is made from a single piece of metal or many sub parts joined together time spent early on will save money in the long run.
Then use your bend allowance to draw your second bend line the intervening distance between your bend lines bend radius.
What force is needed to make a folding of 4 meters in sheet of 1 6 mm stainless steel resistance 65 kg mm2 the first thing is to determine matrix use.
Mark your bend lines.
First mark the line you want to fold on.
V 6 x thickness 6 x 1 6 9 6 as the v.
Step 3 repeat.
Step 2 use your die grinder with a mounted point we like shape w222 and simply run the point over the edge of the sheet metal.
Finally bend the sheet up by hand to the angle desired.
Here are some guidelines for how many holes.
Then drill holes along that line.
Pvd coloured stainless steel can be v grooved and folded without any damage in appearance to the pvd coating.
And as it could not be otherwise also in the metal sheet bending phase the quality and absence of marks is not important but essential.
Now that you know your bend allowance take your protractor and draw a clear line with your marker across the point at which you will bend your sheet metal.
After perforating with holes you ll be able to easily bend the metal by hand to a nice clean corner.
Folded stainless steel sheet metal housings some of the options available to you.
The fabrication above were manufactured from 1 6mm dp1 sheet this was made 2014.
This process will round the edge of the metal and create a groove in the point.
Place a second bend mark on the edge of the stainless steel sheet parallel to the edge you just marked.
Mark a bend line and place the sheet metal on the edge of your bench.
More holes easier to bend tighter corner radius less strength for the finished metal.
The top hat style stainless steel fabrication above was made for a steam vent cover this was fabricated from 1 5mm dp1 sheet this was made in 2015.
When you are designing sheet metal housings it s always worth thinking about the manufacturing processes in advance.
Measure and mark the bend location along one edge of the stainless steel sheet with the tape measure and awl.
Stainless steel sheet of 3 m m without bending marks in the 21st century it is no longer necessary to say how important quality is in all the products that are manufactured today.
The fabrication above were manufactured from 1 6mm dp1 sheet this was made 2014 and used as a knife storage box.
Clamp the wood on top of the metal to the workbench.