SteveG Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Hi A bit of advice please - what’s best to get to bend flat bar to make brackets at home? I don’t need to bend sheet metal often, and have used local fabricators for this when needed, so doesn’t have to double up in use. I can’t remember the last time I needed any tubing or solid round bar bending, so again this I can cope with on a one-off basis, but having the ability to make up a bracket suitable for up to heavy duty use whenever I need it would be very useful. I’ve looked around and seen a few that look like they could be good, but I have no idea really, so any experience and advice you have is welcome Thanks, Steve https://www.wnealservices.com/product/wns-form-bar-bender-fb100/ https://www.wnealservices.com/product/wns-universal-bar-bender-ub100/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 1 hour ago, SteveG said: Hi A bit of advice please - what’s best to get to bend flat bar to make brackets at home? I don’t need to bend sheet metal often, and have used local fabricators for this when needed, so doesn’t have to double up in use. I can’t remember the last time I needed any tubing or solid round bar bending, so again this I can cope with on a one-off basis, but having the ability to make up a bracket suitable for up to heavy duty use whenever I need it would be very useful. I’ve looked around and seen a few that look like they could be good, but I have no idea really, so any experience and advice you have is welcome Thanks, Steve https://www.wnealservices.com/product/wns-form-bar-bender-fb100/ https://www.wnealservices.com/product/wns-universal-bar-bender-ub100/ It depends upon thickness and/ or width you want to form, if you want sharp edges then neither of these machines are any good, but if your happy with radiused corners then they will be ok If your looking for sharp edges then I would recommend a bench mounted hydraulic press brake, you could get one for under £300, have just seen one on eBay, sorry not good with the linky thing hope this helps regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveG Posted October 6, 2021 Author Share Posted October 6, 2021 Thanks Stephen, it does. I just ordered the 400mm one of these from Smithfield… https://www.smithfieldtools.co.uk/smithfield-s400-rt-hydraulic-metal-folder-9-p.asp cheers, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 2 hours ago, SteveG said: Thanks Stephen, it does. I just ordered the 400mm one of these from Smithfield… https://www.smithfieldtools.co.uk/smithfield-s400-rt-hydraulic-metal-folder-9-p.asp cheers, Steve Champion, that's actually the one I looked at this morning regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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