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Cross break sheet metal

Want to work with sheet metal? If yes, one of the most essential skill you must undergoing is cross breaking. Cross breaking is a method to bend the sheet metal that adds strength as well more artistic ways of working. In this tutorial, you will learn to cross break sheet metal - scroll down and keep on reading. We will provide you with some tips and tricks that we hope would make it easier to fabricate nice bends in your metal projects.

When you initiate a project like cross breaking; it is imperative to ensure that the necessary tools and material are in place, for better job. The sheet metal brake is the first tool to find. Introducing... This handy dandy metal bending machine. You'll also require a strip of sheet metal about the length you want your end product to be. Additionally, you will need a ruler or measuring tape to accurately measure everything.

Achieving Smooth and Precise Cross Breaks in Sheet Metal

Cross Breaking - place your sheet on the brake with the side that is to be bend up to start cross breaking. Then, right before you take it the last time around where I bent yours for good YOU will bend that metal back in place with your brake. This first bend is referred to as the pre-bend. This pre-bend creates a radius in the metal so when you bend it to shape, voila!

Now, return the metal onto the brake after you are done with pre-bend. Be sure to align it with the mark from where you want your break. After everything is done, brake the metal in a direction that opposite from prerecorded pres to finish output. This might sound trivial but this step becomes very significant when you need to make a neat and tidy break in the metal, Remember, your end goal is professional looking craft.

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