How To Curve Sheet Metal

After all there are only four things you can do to metal.

How to curve sheet metal.

Then place a 2x2 inch strip across the sheet metal so the edge is aligned with the line drawn on the sheet metal. The inside bend radius should be equal to the thickness of the material that you re forming. Cut it bend it shrink it and stretch it. Sheetmetal from flat to curved.

Make sure the first bend mark lines up exactly with the curve in the form so that the bending will begin in the right spot. Now that you know your bend allowance take your protractor and draw a clear line with your marker across the point at which you will bend your sheet metal. To clamp efficiently lay your sheet metal on the top surface of your straightedge with the drawn line perfectly aligned with the outside edge of the sheet metal. If you re bending 0 020 thick material use a 0 020 radius.

Using protective gloves hold the free end of the metal sheet with one hand and with the other hand use a mallet or hammer to begin bending the sheet down and around the curved radius of the wood form. So what i did was build the extrude converted it to sheet metal driving surface and then added a bend feature selecting one of the end edges as the bend line the bend radius would be change from thickness to whatever diameter you are wrapping the label on to. With a combination of these manipulations you can create anything from flat sheet and you. In other words if you re bending 1 8 sheet use a tool with a 1 8 radius to form the inside of the bend.

Then use your bend allowance to draw your second bend line the intervening distance between your bend lines bend radius. He shows a little trick an.