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48 Inch Sheet Metal Bending Brake Bender - 30 36

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Not worth the money...No way to clamp metal down to make bend. will not bend advertised thicknesses.

This so called sheet metal brake is just a bunch of extruded aluminum forms welded together. It is not capable of bending anything as delivered.

The problem with this type of sheet metal brake is buckling in the center section of the hold down bar, especially when bending heavier gauge metal. The result is that the bend in the middle of the sheet metal being bent isn't consistent with the angle of the firmly clamped down ends. While fairly easy to clamp down the ends of the hold down bar for making a bend there's no way to reliably clamp down the center section without the clamp(s) getting in the way of metal that protrudes much more than a few inches (at most) from the front of the bender. Bending flanges and/or material extending out the front a few inches, etc., might work out ok with center positioned clamps that have an extended throat section to them.

I purchased this "brake" off of their ebay store. I figured it would at least work well for very thin gauge aluminum window flashing. NOPE! No good. There is absolutely no way to properly clamp the sheet metal in place, and even if you try to rig it yourself with c-clamps, the middle of the bend is not right. There is also no way to accurately line up a full 48" sheet, because once you lay the sheet metal down on the brake, your reference point gets covered. You would actually have to etch your own reference markers into the sides of the brake before you could even attempt to use it. This is the cheapest excuse for a sheet metal brake that I have ever seen, and I am embarrassed that I was naive enough to buy it. Don't make the same mistake I did.

The absolutely biggest piece of garbage I have ever ordered. Can not believe anybody actually sold this item with a straight face.