Measure and mark the bend location along one edge of the stainless steel sheet with the tape measure and awl.
How to bend a thick sheet of stainless steel.
If you re bending 0 020 thick material use a 0 020 radius.
The return of stainless steel is indeed troublesome.
Place a second bend mark on the edge of the stainless steel sheet parallel to the edge you just marked.
Wipe bending or edge bending is another way to bend sheet metal edges.
The spring back of the stainless steel.
Compared to carbon steel for the same thickness of stainless steel the bending angle is larger special attention should be paid to this point otherwise the bending crack will appear affecting the strength of the workpiece.
In some cases as with thicker sheet of metal you may need to use a sheet metal brake to apply your bend.
Step 2 put on your safety glasses.
As a result the wipe die also determines the bend s inner radius.
For most applications with stainless steel or aluminum you can get away with a zero radius bend on anything under 0 050 thick.
It is important to make sure that the sheet is properly pushed onto the wipe die.