Hemps Posted October 26, 2013 Member ID: 1482 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 37 Topic Count: 120 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2018 Content Per Day: 0.40 Reputation: 1440 Achievement Points: 15303 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/05/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 15 Birthday: 07/13/1967 Device: Windows Share Posted October 26, 2013 so it decided to make a sheet metal brake instead of wasting cash to buy one, had all the steel i needed in my metal pile except a $9.00 piece. it works better then i thought it would! it bent that 3/16 aluminum diamond plate easily, think a full 18inch piece would be no problem for it. and it should do a decent steel sheet gauge also. Blackbart and JohnnyQuest 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
JohnnyQuest Posted October 26, 2013 Member ID: 1965 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 43 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1176 Content Per Day: 0.24 Reputation: 1082 Achievement Points: 8599 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 15, 2016 Birthday: 02/11/1969 Share Posted October 26, 2013 (edited) How much for a typical box pan brake there Hempsey?,,,,,in Canada as of three or so years ago they split up my heating trade to duct technician...so my knowledge of pittsburg locks and cross breaking plenums for furnaces became obsolete....instead of making my own duct work....i have to hire out to a duct technician...which is usually anywhere from 1500 to 2000 bucks a shot for those trades to come in and finish my heating projects...the course is about 13 months i believe but i have no time to take it so i hire out.....in my shop i have all the crimpers .rollers..and a cincinatti box pan four foot brake when new ten years ago was about five hundred bucks or so..it weighs about 150 pounds and needs to be bolted down on a bench..really good quality and like new i would have sold it to your for about 100 bucks...as well i have seamers and tin sheers four foot long that are at least 100 years old and are still way beyond their time....really good condition and used them all the time...now they are collecting dust...i mostly do furnace work in the winter and plumbing in the summer months here...but i still wish i had my duct work machines to use...i don't miss it in some ways ...because every time you turned around you were getting cut with sheet metal....but still a good money maker when i made my own....i should take some pics of my stuff i have for sale if i could find that damn camera again...very nice job my bro...as i know a brake is a tough thing to make. Edited October 26, 2013 by JohnnyQuest Hemps 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemps Posted October 26, 2013 Member ID: 1482 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 37 Topic Count: 120 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2018 Content Per Day: 0.40 Reputation: 1440 Achievement Points: 15303 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/05/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 15 Birthday: 07/13/1967 Device: Windows Author Share Posted October 26, 2013 its not really a 'box pan brake" set up, but i guess i could make another top jig thingy to be able to make the 4 bends for a box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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