Home Made Sheet metal brake....or fold ?

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I made this cheapo sheet metal brake from a drawing/pics I saw on another site. Posted link in another post. Anyway, here is the brake and I am now putting it to use. I am making an alum box for some sort of door/cabinet that will be mounted inside brick pavers. This is for an outside grille area or something. I will also supply the mason with a header so he can lay the brick on it and not crush the box. I am not sure even how this outdoor kitchen/grille looks. I will post more pics as he gets it mounted.T.J.www.tjsperformance.comHere is the cheapo brake.Here is one of the bends for the box.Now I need to peel the PITA coating off and then TIG it together.
Reply:I like that what kind of capacity do u think it has as far as metal thickness something like that woud save me a lot of time on some of my jobs but a bought one can be so expensivemillermatic 210syncrowave 180 SDhypertherm 380craftsman buzzboxclarke drill press/bandsaw
Reply:Tell us more, also some more pix. Thanks, George.If I Can't Weld It!-----It Can't Be Welded!
Reply:Here is the link for the sheet metal brake...umm errr Foldbank(see other post in metal forming and cutting). I want to give credit to the Major League Duning plans for this. These are not my plans. Thanks.http://www.majorleagueduning.com/tech/Brake/Brake.htmI have done 1/4" alum strap with no probs. I have also done 1/8" mild steel as well. Only cost me some time and scrap to make it. Now I am making some money with this hunk of....ummm Foldbank (what a great word).T.J.www.tjsperformance.comSorry pic is dark.
Reply:i built a gadget similar to this from pics posted to this website.  It works great.  I have used it to form right angles on quarter inch thick by two inch wide strap.