Auto Body Sheet Metal Brake

Note the simple bends made with a brake to fit the side plate.

Auto body sheet metal brake. This body mount brace was made from 1 16 inch mild steel sheet hammer formed and mig welded together. Whether you re working on a classic american car from 1957 or a truck made as recently as 2007 eastwood has sheet metal to help you fix it. From small 4 inch brackets to 48 inch wide engine pans there s an eastwood sheet metal brake for sale that will fit your project. Brakes are used to make straight line bends in sheet stock to very precise angles.

The sheet metal body works to give your car its structural integrity and its unique eye fetching looks. When doing old car restorations sometimes its simpler to replace an entire panel instead of trying to straighten it or repair rust spots. Finger brakes or box and pan brakes are useful for making bends in local areas with standing metal on one or both sides of those bends. The holes remove weight but do not substantially reduce its strength.

Many of your sheet metal parts can be replaced with new pieces whether they re fender panels trunk floor panels battery trays or even metal trim pieces. This racing seat was tig welded from 3 16 inch aluminum sheet. These precision engineered machines can bend up to 22 gauge stainless steel sheet metal 18 gauge steel or 16 gauge aluminum depending on the model. Best sheet metal brakes.

Browse the industry s best sheet metal shaping tools fit for any body shop or garage including metal benders bead rollers shearers mallets and more. Goodmark has the sheet metal trim and auto parts you need to complete your project. Learn more introducing the all new from simple blanking to a fully automated system the autokut slit to width and cut to length line is the outright leader in its class. They also can be used to radius flat material by applying numerous successive small bends to it.

Sheet metal does have one major weakness though. It s susceptible to rust. Powered by an advanced cnc control system the autobrake sheet metal brake by roper whitney is capable of bending many types of materials and thicknesses with very little setup time and minimal tool changes. Goodmark has strived to maintain high quality on all restoration parts whether your project is a dodge challenger plymouth barracuda chevrolet camaro ford mustang classic pick up or other classic vehicle.