The parts would have been perfect for fabrication in a press brake except for the 4 mm thickness of the plate steel, which was a little much for his smallish brake. To make the bending a little ...

FIGURE 2. The press brake overbends to the bending angle, then releases pressure and allows the bend to relax and spring back to the bent angle. The bend radius relaxes too—not by much, but enough to ...

Press brakes are a workshop staple when working with sheet metal. They’re ideal for executing accurate and repeatable bends over and over again. Typically, they’re fitted with steel tooling ...

Want to hem sheet metal quickly & easily in your press brake? In this video, Wilson Tool shows a time-saving, spring-loaded 2-stage hemming die that completes a hem in just two hits. See how this ...