Modding help bending metal

What is the easiest way tot uniformly bend thick metal?
So far, I have been clamping angled aluminum on the top and bottom of the metal along where I want to bend, then apply pressure with annother piece of angled aluminum. This has been done with 1mm alu and works fine, however now im working with 2mm of what I am pretty sure is a type of steel. This is really strong in comparison, and Im not sure the above methood will work that well. I could take it to a sheet metal bender at school, but because of the way I have everyhing, the bender wont work.

So, does anyone have any Ideas?

 

heat it up with a torch if ya got 1

 

You would have to heat it up then hit it with a hamer and it should bend

 

Yeah, but using a torch is the last resort. My time in the shop is limited, and I have other things I want to work on, but if there is no other easy way, Thats what i will do

 

if its a small peice and thin thickness you should be able to vice it and then hammer it at an angle with a piece of wood and the hammer

 

thanks guys, but someone else has suggested scoring the metal, then bending it, Im going to try that

 

if all you need is just a few simple straight line bends, then go to a local machine shop or fabricator. they should have sheet metal bender that they can use to make you bends for a nominal feel