Bend Sheet Metal Without a Brake

Save money on small jobs by using hinged 2x4s
by Michael Keyes

Length: 3:06
Produced By: Gary Junken

The bend won’t be quite as sharp, but as Michael P. Keyes, carpenter and furniture maker in Dawsonville, Maryland, demonstrates in this video, suitable bends can be made for many construction projects. 

Read Michael’s article, New Sliders in a Day.

 

Video by: Gary Junken

From Fine Homebuilding 169, pp. 52
March 1, 2005

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Tools | Wood | Metals | Other Materials | Lumber and Sheet Goods
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