Stepping into a management role for the first time is both exhilarating and demanding, especially in the precision-driven world of metal fabrication. While technical expertise often paves the way for ...

To define the bend region and reduce the force required to bend a part out of sheet metal down to something you can handle without a brake press, slots can be cut at the bending line to ...

To be sure, no matter what tooling you throw at it, a bench vise is a poor substitute for a real press brake. Such machine tools are capable of working sheet metal and other stock into intricate ...

Precision Sheet Metal Co. of Scott Township, Pennsylvania, sent in these photos of a vintage wooden sheet metal brake the company repaired and restored for display in its offices. It was built by the ...

Anyone interested in leveling up their home DIY sheet metal shop ... The adjustable press plate allows "sharp or rounded bends up to 0-120 degrees." While the 36-inch brake can handle 36-inch ...

Clear plastic guards for the press brake would have interfered with some of the sheet-metal parts. And two-hand palm buttons wouldn’t have worked for 25% of workpieces which needed operators to ...