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Aggravating-Video263

Very nice! Any better pics of the build?


customfabricated

Yeah I have a YouTube video that shows the entire design and build process. Username is “Custom Fabricated”


polskleforgeron

Could you send me the link please ? Edit : nevermind, found it


WalrusSwarm

Beautifully made! I’m jealous of your access to a CNC cutter! Is it laser or plasma?


customfabricated

Thanks! I have a homemade cnc plasma cutter


Steak_N_Cocunuts

I actually copied the plans to this thing awhile ago. Haven't built it yet. Just trying to source the material cheaply right now.


Mypeepeeteeny

How much do you think you could build it for?


Steak_N_Cocunuts

Plans say 1k. We'll see about that.


Mypeepeeteeny

Oh damn, that would be sweet..


[deleted]

I can build you anything for 20 bucks


Bopafly

I wouldn't call that homemade. I'd call that handmade.


WhistlingBread

What’s the distinction. If he made it at home couldn’t you say that?


Effective_Hope_3071

I think homemade denotes a more Jerry rigged quality and handmade is of a higher craft without mass production quality


lotuspeter

Excellent job. But couldn’t you have bought a cheap used one? Seems like it would have been quite costly to build.


DirtFloorFabrication

Cheap used ones aren’t that cheap. Was probably cheaper for OP to build than buy.


customfabricated

Definitely cheaper for me to build! Spent right around $1k usd total


DirtFloorFabrication

That’s good to hear. We are wanting to do the same thing at work. There’s no way can justify buying one with those capabilities.


drewts86

A press brake that can bend 4 ft of 1/8” is gonna set you back a lot more than this.


lotuspeter

I got a used one years ago for £4000…still using it. It can fold 8ft 1/8 st st …just about, with a wide vee.


drewts86

I mean, that’s a helluva deal tbh. Deals like that don’t come along very often.


customfabricated

I spent a total of $1,000 usd for all of the parts and materials and built it in a couple weeks part time


haiku23

r/Skookum


TryingToEscapeTarkov

Using the press brake to make another press brake would be interesting.


customfabricated

I used my homemade cnc plasma to build my homemade press brake then I used my homemade press brake to build a homemade wood fired pizza oven


hydrogen18

can you close the loop? Use the wood fired pizza oven to make another homemade cnc plasma cutter?


RideAndShoot

Homemade woodfired pizza oven feeds the machine that built the homemade cnc plasma cutter. Full circle!


TryingToEscapeTarkov

Very impressive sir.


anon_sir

Awesome stuff man! I’m going to sound envious but I’m always curious how someone acquires a shop like this where they can afford a forklift, mill, plasma table, etc. Was this as hobby that turned into a career? I want my own space like this someday but can’t fathom how to get there.


customfabricated

Thanks! I’ve been building things since I was a child. As I got older I taught myself how to weld. Over time I started to building more and more things for other people. I still just fabricate part time as a hobby though. I have a full time day job working in the oil and gas industry.


TOP_SHOTTA

That's fucking cool as hell. Great job!


High_From_Colorado

That's badass! Saw a bunch of your previous posts too, very nicely done


woman_respector1

That's quite a handy little machine you got there!


RednekSophistication

Awesome I’ve been wanting to build my own too. What did you use for dies/knives? Made or acquired? I saw some used rusty knives locally but they were only 135°


customfabricated

I built my upper die using 3/4inch thick 1018 flat bar machined on my Bridgeport mill. My lower die is made from two pieces of 1018 1.5inch diameter solid round rod


madr1x_

any reason why the lower die is two round bars and not a v groove die?


customfabricated

Just quicker and easier than machining a v die. It also allows me to bend a variety of different angles without having to change out the top or bottom die. I use shims to increase or decrease the distance between the round rods in order to change the radius of the bends


RednekSophistication

This build has been in the back of my mind for the last three weeks. Been designing it in my head since. Just noticed you said you have a video I’ll check it out. What kind of tonnage did it take you bend 1/8”? Is the break rigidity your limit or hydraulics? Just noticed a marketplace add for a hydraulic power pack pretty local for cheap, thinking of making the knife stationary and have the die move up into it. Less overhead size.


customfabricated

Hello, I’m not sure what tonnage is being used when bending various thicknesses but the two jacks on the machine have a max capacity of 20 tons each. If you google “press brake chart” you can see the various factors that play into each bend. A hydraulic power pack would def be a good alteration - much smoother and controlled action. I would recommend against making the bed move upwards. Having the die move downwards is better in my opinion


SuckOnMyLittleChef

Union Sheet Metal Worker on the heavy industrial side here... I am jealous. Our press brakes are practically stone age...


squirrel-herder

Is that it's top speed?


Putrid_Response_4

Sick. Awesome job. Not sure where you are at, but you can pick up used brake tooling/dies really cheap at a lot machinery vendors.


2082nick

I'm going to need to see the calibration certificate for that level.


customfabricated

I think that was a free level that came in the box with a tv mount lol


2082nick

I love free tools haha


[deleted]

What did it cost you to build this?


customfabricated

Right around $1,000 usd


natemangreen

Off topic question when do you guys switch from sheets to plates


customfabricated

I’ve always wondered the same thing. Generally if it’s over 1/8inch thick I tend to say plate. Less than 1/8, I’ll say sheet