Homemade Sheet Metal Shrinking Tool

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Homemade sheet metal shrinking tool.

Homemade metal shrinker fabricated from square steel tubing and driven by a 1 2 hp electric motor. Sandwich the 2 by 4 inch piece of sheet metal between the two pieces of bar stock with the drift pins slanted toward each other. Using hand tools and machines. Free 173 best homemade tools ebook.

I have identified 14 distinct ways to shrink. This sheet metal should be of the same thickness as the metal that you will be shrinking. Generally made from stainless steel. Once again place the sheet metal strip 0 50mm from previous step between bender and bed but this time a little higher from the surface of bed bender.

When you need to shrink your sheet metal in a hurry these thumbnail shrinking dies for a baileigh mh 19 power hammer will get the job done. Capable of running at 2000 strokes per minute. 1 post a comment login register. Then remove the tool and move it over so the fork will roll the metal over the other side of the fork by twisting the metal the other direction.

You also have to grasp the fact that you can reduce the area of sheet metal by thickening it. If you feel that you would like to help support trev s blog channel please consider making a donation money raised from donations will be used to buy tools. Place another piece from the same sheet metal strip 0 50mm vertically onto the bed and between the brake and the first one. Baileigh mh 19 thumbnail shrinking dies medium.

Nov 29 2016 1 28 pm. Adjust the brake so as to be adjoined to metal strip tightly. Cut a 2 by 4 inch piece of sheet metal using the tin snips. Designed to use friction to generate localized heat in order to permit shrinking sections of sheet metal.

Then twist the handle of the tool to twist the metal around one side of the fork. Buy this tool online today. There are many ways to shrink.