Modding bending sheet metal

I looking for a tool to bend 1mm steel and 2mm aluminium sheets at 15° to 90°, would this be what I'm looking for ?



http://www.grizzly.com/products/G0557/
if it is, do anybody know what they are called in french or german ?

thanks !

 

English: bending brake
German: Abkantpresse (I think; my GCSE German's a bit rough!)

 

abkantbank, these cost around 30€

 

ok, thx, but can I make a "box" with them, like this ?

 

that's just what I need. I'll probly make one someday.


edit: not all bending brakes will have that feature, but you should be able to find one that does. they are just alot more money.

 

Anyone knows how they call it in portuguese?

thx

 

call up local metalworking place?

 

abkantbank in German. Froop - where have you seen them for €30 over here? Any chance you can let me know so I can get one, can't find them anywhere I live for less than 120 and that's the small table top models.

 

Yes, that will work - I have the same one, and bend pretty nice alu-sheeting with it - see last page in my HP Blackbird Project log.

They are rated for I think 1.2mm aluminium only, buyt, if you bend slowly, and carefully, and not bigger than around 300mm, you can bend 2mm aluminium....

Enjoy

edit: In english it's called either press-break, pan-break, bench-break or a sheet-metal bender.

 

i have a nice box and pan brake i snagged for $300 on craigslist. its sweet- 16 gauge and 48". talk of a steal.

The one you linked will be able to make boxes- any will that have those removable teeth. Its limited to the kind of box you can make, but worst case scenario you can re-design the box and fold it in a different way.

Cheers!!

 

okay, thx.

I hope I can find one in switzerland that isn't too expensive.