Item #
28140
BRAND: Eastwood
18 Inch Mini Metal Bender Brake
Fabricate aluminum or steel patch panels up to 18" wide
Fabricate aluminum or steel patch panels up to 18" wide
Set of 3 Teardrop Mallets is rated
out of
5 by
13.
Fabricate aluminum or steel patch panels up to 18" wide
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Description
This Sheet Metal Bending Brake makes it easy to fabricate metal panels up to 18" wide and is the perfect tool for fabricating small patch panels.
- Bend 16-gauge aluminum
- Bend 20-gauge steel
- Heavier gauges in narrower widths
This sheet metal bending brake bends up to 16-gauge aluminum and 20-gauge steel at the full 18" width; can handle heavier gauges in narrower widths. Mounting holes allow you to bolt bending brake to your workbench.
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Bend 16-Gauge Aluminum
Reviews
Rated 4 out of
5
by
capeskollie from
Nice product
This product is exactly what I expected. I modified it to suit my needs. I will be doing repetitive work on it and have added stops and bolted down the top plate because I will always be bending 16ga utility grade aluminum.
Date published: 2015-11-11
Rated 4 out of
5
by
Clock Man from
Works Well
Works well for lightweight sheet metal. Wouldn't use it for much heavy use, okay for the prototype work I do.
Date published: 2015-04-18
Rated 4 out of
5
by
Sal from
Value-priced metal bender
Overall, good value for the money. But, limited to use in bending light to medium gauge metals. Dual lever arms are a bit flimsy, flexing a bit too much in use, especially when trying to bend heavier metal (18 gauge). Built from aluminum. Durable, yet a bit too much flex to do complex bending jobs.
Date published: 2013-09-20
Rated 4 out of
5
by
Anonymous from
A very compact and affordable bender.
I also purchased a similar bender ,but instead of using clamps I drilled 2 holes on each end, close to the edge, inserted 2 bolts with 4 washers and 2 wingnuts for easy removal .In between the steel halves I use a washer to make up the sheetmetal thickness.If I need to bend a thicker metal, I remove the bolts, add washers and tighten up the bolts.Insert metal many times without clamping your metal each time.
Date published: 2012-02-06
Rated 4 out of
5
by
Anonymous from
Not bad for the $$
This does exactly what it says, well in the catalog. On this website it says up to 18 gauge steel, in the catalog it says up to 20ga.
I tried 20ga and it worked fine, 18 gauge made the handles start to bend no matter how you held them or how easily you pulled. I figured the person with the broken handles had put something way to thick in. I can tell now that if I had tried to complete a 90 degree bend on 18 gauge steel, my handles would have snapped too.
The picture shows the brake and the metal being along with 2 clamps, which you will need to buy to hold the metal down before bending. I'd have paid $10 more just to save a trip back to town to buy 2 C clamps.
Date published: 2011-09-23
Rated 4 out of
5
by
Anonymous from
good and a cute little helper for small projects!!!
This bender does work as they say. Its for thin sheets not heavy bending. Its just cute for a tool.
Date published: 2011-02-16
Rated 4 out of
5
by
Anonymous from
OK
I bought this not knowing what to expect, now I know. This is afine tool if you are not expecting to do some major work. It is OK for small and thin guage metal, yet the handle broke off from bending with use.
Date published: 2010-10-23
Rated 3 out of
5
by
Larry from
Not worth the money
Not worth the money, should have bought the Harbor Freight one. I was hoping the Eastwood one was better quality, but as near as I can tell it isn't any better than the one I could have bought at Harbor Freight for half the money. The first time I tried to use it bending 12" wide 18ga metal, one of the handles bent and the only way I could get done what I needed was to use two cresent wrenches and 5 C clamps.
Date published: 2023-02-13
Questions & Answers
What is the max thickness it can bend also what would be the minimum return flange if bending a U channel???
The minimum channel for a U shape would be approximately the thickness of the top bar which is 3/16" I believe.
Date published: 2022-08-22
What's this made of-? Is it aluminum-?
It is constructed of 3/16" extruded aluminum.
Date published: 2022-08-01
Will this tool make a hem, 180 degree bend?
This break will bend a 90-degree bend max.
Date published: 2021-06-13
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