Sheet Metal Box Layout

A flat version of your box.

Sheet metal box layout.

Layout line on your sheet metal to designate where you will be cutting and bending. Using the gopro hero3 making videos for education. Addeddate 2017 01 17 20 55 49 identifier in ernet dli 2015 16712 identifier ark ark 13960 t67429681 ocr abbyy finereader 11 0 ppi 600 scanner internet archive python library 1 2 0 dev4. Sheet metal boxes are two part enclosures made by cutting metal sheets and then bending the resulting parts using a press brake to form a box.

Typically the upper beam or punch holder will get in the way of very deep boxes. Cut the squares out. Making a metal box 1. If you can t visualize how the flat pattern for a box should.

Then all you need to do is cut out the pattern make the bends and spray on a coat of paint. Measure your cuts and bends. From the list select sheet metal box. Use the corner notcher to cut out any right angles.

I have a graph paper drawing in the pics below but its not for this box 2 trace your template on to your piece of sheet metal as pictured i suggest 20 22 gauge steel 3 cut your piece into the same shape as template. Making a mock up out of cheap material is always a good practice to have when building. Bends in sheet metal are manufactured using sheet metal brakes. Sheet metal parts with a minimum of 0 9mm to 20mm in thickness can be manufactured.

Box bending can be rather tricky with sheet metal because of the geometry of a press brake. Enter the desired parameters and click ok. For shop projects like these 22 gauge steel is about right. It s easy to cut and bend but still has plenty of strength.

Clamp the sheet metal to the. You ll want metal that s thick enough to make for a sturdy box but thin enough to bend. 1 first you want to make an expanded template for your box out of cardboard paper etc. A 1 degree tolerance on all bend angles.

In the workspace add desired custom features as needed. When designing parts for laser cutting one should not make holes smaller than the thickness of the material. Open emachineshop cad and select file new. Expand the wizards drop down.

Sheet metal box step 1. Before we begin we need a plan of action.