How to put a 1/8 radius ona bending brake - Zenith Aircraft Builders and Flyers2024-03-29T09:23:36Zhttps://zenith.aero/forum/topics/how-to-put-a-1-8-radius-ona-bending-brake?commentId=2606393%3AComment%3A597035&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI have a Harbor Freight hand…tag:zenith.aero,2017-11-13:2606393:Comment:5970352017-11-13T00:29:20.785ZBrian Thomashttps://zenith.aero/profile/BrianThomas
<p>I have a Harbor Freight hand brake. I got good results using .025" scrap as an edge spacer.</p>
<p>I have a Harbor Freight hand brake. I got good results using .025" scrap as an edge spacer.</p> I have one similar and my sol…tag:zenith.aero,2017-11-12:2606393:Comment:5968302017-11-12T00:51:22.157ZChris Beebehttps://zenith.aero/profile/ChrisBeebe
<p>I have one similar and my solution to the problem was to drop it off at a machine shop and have them mill the radius into it. only cost a few bucks and its uniform across the bar.</p>
<p>I have one similar and my solution to the problem was to drop it off at a machine shop and have them mill the radius into it. only cost a few bucks and its uniform across the bar.</p> I have a small brake (maybe t…tag:zenith.aero,2017-11-10:2606393:Comment:5966462017-11-10T05:30:02.807ZBob Pustellhttps://zenith.aero/profile/BobPustell
<p>I have a small brake (maybe two feet long at the most) for making small parts. Like yours it was a bargain bin unit but not bad for small parts. Like yours, it had no radius. I removed the edge part and put a radius onto it with a belt sander. Worked fine, the brake has served me well for many years now. I did make a few test bends on scrap aluminum with the non-radius edge before I put the radius onto it, just to see what would happen. Sure enough, the aluminum bent with no radius broke…</p>
<p>I have a small brake (maybe two feet long at the most) for making small parts. Like yours it was a bargain bin unit but not bad for small parts. Like yours, it had no radius. I removed the edge part and put a radius onto it with a belt sander. Worked fine, the brake has served me well for many years now. I did make a few test bends on scrap aluminum with the non-radius edge before I put the radius onto it, just to see what would happen. Sure enough, the aluminum bent with no radius broke very easily at the bend. The conventional wisdom is correct! Gotta have a radius.</p>