Hand Forming Aluminium Sheet

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Hand forming aluminium sheet.

Metal shaping hand tools our selection of hand tools for metal shaping provides fabricators with the best quality and most brands to choose from. This weakens the aluminium and creates a fracture line. With the aid of a straight edge and a sharp knife score both sides of the aluminium sheet. Welcome to the latest how to installment from jay roche at special 79 barnstorm cycles.

With a combination of these manipulations you can create anything from flat sheet and you can do it by hand. Flip the sheet over and repeat. Some are quite malleable and others so hard and springy as to challenge attempts to work them. Sheet aluminium can be cut without the need for a guillotine or tin snips which tend to deform the metal.

This tech tip is related to their sportster project but can be used on anything you might be working with that requires something built out of aluminum sheet. Some are heat treatable and some are not. Place the fracture line over the edge of a table and bend the overhang slightly downwards.