JRW Sheet Metal Brake

[Shnick]

I’ve been working on this JRW Sheet Metal Brake for a couple years now.
Finally decided to bring it to a close and get er done.
Plans are at:
http://www.homemetalshopclub.org/pro...etal_brake.pdf

[Gadgeteer]

Very nice!

[Jeffie]

Very nice thank you for posting the plans.

[mwmkravchenko]

I think I'm going to build this! Thanks very much.

[DIYer]

Thanks Shnick! We've added your Sheetmetal Brake to our Brakes and Presses category,
as well as to your builder page: Shnick's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

Sheetmetal Brake by Shnick

tags: brake

[wizard69]

Nice work! This is the first I’ve heard of the JRW, looks like a nice machine. Is the capacity mentioned anywhere?

[Shnick]

Nice work! This is the first I’ve heard of the JRW, looks like a nice machine. Is the capacity mentioned anywhere?

Plans call for 24" width. If you scale it for wider material, I'd go 3/4" on parts #3 and #7, if you plan on going over 30" width.

[Max Maker]

Very nice. I need one but I don’t fancy buildi g one. Here in Germany even 50 years old ones still cost 1000€.

[Toolmaker51]

Very nice. I need one but I don’t fancy buildi g one. Here in Germany even 50 years old ones still cost 1000€.

1000€ huh. Well, at current exchange rate 1.15:1, less cost than common here. Insisting on 48", hoping on 16 [.062] gauge, after 10 years settled for 18 [.050] gauge. At $1150, half the price I'd taken as going rate, was finally satisfied. Often 48" to 72" inchers are 4 to 5 thousand. Old brakes never die...but I don't know when they get gold-plated!

[Shnick]

A Box and Pan Brake would be nice...