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[Harrison541]

I need to bend 3mm plate, no more than 100mm wide, to form some engine mount brackets, whats the best way of going about it?

 

I've seen this at Machine Mart: http://www.machinema...et-metal-folder

 

It says it can bend a max of 0.71mm but I wont be bending a full 2ft sheet, just a 100mm strip.

Has anyone got one? Do you think it will handle it?

 

I could just clamp the plate onto some bar and hammer it around the bend but I'm not sure how neatly it would come out.

[Tupers]

You'll destroy that folder with 3MM steel. I would find a fabrication company with a press brake and have them do it. 

[sonikk4]

As Tupers has said no way will a vice mounted bench folder fold 3mm steel plate. You could heat it up and form it that way but a bit of a pain in the backside.

[dolph]

Could cut a grove along the one side bend the plate then weld up the groove. I've done this effectively with checker plate as well without
The welding part

[Harrison541]

I need to make a couple of U shapes, so I could just cut 3 separate pieces and weld them together I just thought bending it would look nicer and be less effort. Sounds like cutting and welding is the way to go then