Bending Sheet Metal Drawers

For shop projects like these 22 gauge steel is about right.

Bending sheet metal drawers. In this instructable i will be showing you how to make a metal drawer for whatever you need. Made a drawer to my drilling station. Then all you need to do is cut out the pattern make the bends and spray on a coat of paint. Most frequently expensive sheet metal bending tools called brakes are used to bend sheet metal but you can also complete this task without one.

It s easy to cut and bend but still has plenty of strength. Also known as press braking flanging die bending folding and edging this method is used to deform a material to an angular shape. Mine is a little different because it is all metal. Kaka fb 4 4 inch hand operated steel bending brake high flexibility easy operation sheet metal forming bender 4 4 out of 5 stars 23 142 99 142.

I m a home gamer with minimal experience working with sheet metal however i have a decent grasp of the fundamentals of bending. In some cases bending may produce a small change in sheet thickness. Used left over materials that i around. With the patterns on the following pages and your sheet metal in hand it s time to lay out the project.

Bending is one of the most common sheet metal fabrication operations. I m working on some 16 gauge drawers for my work bench. Similar to other metal forming processes bending changes the shape of the work piece while the volume of material will remain the same. I needed to put a drawer on my welding cart and thought what better thing to make as my first instructa.

How to make a metal drawer. Sheet metal bending is the plastic deformation of the work over an axis creating a change in the part s geometry. 2mm mild steel and 1 5mm acid proof steel 316 evolution in home depot. I am using the harbor freight 36 brake with surprisingly good results in 16 gauge cold rolled.