Easy Form Sheet Metal

The sheet features a union jack style perforated design.

Easy form sheet metal.

To bend sheet metal in a vice start by marking a line on the metal where you want to bend it. The project isn t as technical as many of the other sheet metal projects we do and allows my students to be more artistic. Sheet metal is used in various products like machinery building roofs car bodies airplanes and much more. The coils are made with continuous running of sheet metal into a roll slitter.

X 36 the md building products 36 in. Hillman 12 in x 24 in cold rolled steel expanded sheet metal. The form in which sheet metal is found in the market is either in coiled strips or in flat pieces. Item 168753 model 11786.

If your sheet metal is long ask a friend to stabilize the part hanging out from the form blocks so it doesn t affect the bend. It is easy to work with and very attractive in the home. 07 3803 9999 fax. Next put your wooden or metal form blocks in the vice and clamp your sheet of metal between the forms.

This sheet metal flower project is one i occasionally have my students do in my introduction to manufacturing classes. 07 3803 1499 email. The md building products 36 in. Usually the coils used range from 7 to 20 gauges.