To bend 3mm aluminum plate to make custom project enclosures, British DIY audio enthusiast Rupert Hirst starts by cutting a channel along the inside of the intended bend, on a table saw, to a depth of 1mm, with a blade about 3mm thick. Then he uses a homemade bending brake to actually form the bend. The results, as you can see, are really impressive. [via Hack a Day]

0 Responses to Bending Aluminum Enclosures on a Homemade Brake

  1. The  hack a day link doesn’t seem to be working…..

  2. Michael M. Butler on said:

    Nice looking, at least right after manufacture. Given the right angle corners involved, I’ll be rather surprised if those inside corners don’t eventually propagate cracks…

    • The bends look like they are perpendicular to the grain, and a very reasonable radius given the new thickness created. Depending on the hardness used, there shouldn’t be a big problem.

  3. A homemade break, why didn’t I think of that?

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