adamfromayr
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Hi guys
Im currently building my own inspired by Guyson blast cabinet
Im not a welder but im pretty impressed by what ive built so far
However ive googled how to bend sheet metal and join etc via a mig welder
I don’t have a sheet bender and the company that could do it a bit away and more money involved etc
I know the mild steel sheets are 2mm thick id love to have it wrapped around the cage ive already built but I know that’s almost impossible, for it to go around corners I was thinking of using the angle grinder slightly cutting straight lines into the sheet? Allowing me to bend it around the edges easier?
How do you guys bend 2mm sheet steel round the corners, edges? If you don’t have a large steel bender? How do you guys weld 2mm up to 2mm steel sheet? I think I will just make a mess doing it?
Any tips from the pros appreciated
Think its best for me to use a thin grinder cutting blade and cutting around 0.8mm into the 2mm sheet in straight lines then bending? but that creates a gap (untidy) on the outside ?
Adam
Im currently building my own inspired by Guyson blast cabinet
Im not a welder but im pretty impressed by what ive built so far
However ive googled how to bend sheet metal and join etc via a mig welder
I don’t have a sheet bender and the company that could do it a bit away and more money involved etc
I know the mild steel sheets are 2mm thick id love to have it wrapped around the cage ive already built but I know that’s almost impossible, for it to go around corners I was thinking of using the angle grinder slightly cutting straight lines into the sheet? Allowing me to bend it around the edges easier?
How do you guys bend 2mm sheet steel round the corners, edges? If you don’t have a large steel bender? How do you guys weld 2mm up to 2mm steel sheet? I think I will just make a mess doing it?
Any tips from the pros appreciated
Think its best for me to use a thin grinder cutting blade and cutting around 0.8mm into the 2mm sheet in straight lines then bending? but that creates a gap (untidy) on the outside ?
Adam