1/8" Chassis Bent Without Brake

[Cantplay]

The is a little copper chassis I'm doibg for a future project.

Even annealed, this thickness is unpossible to bend accurately without expensive tooling.

I set the saw fence at 1.5" and the blade barely up. I took a pass on each side, then raised the blade. I repeted this till I had 3/32 height.

Trial bends told me that I needed a wider kerf, so I reset the fence and reped this process.

The finished bend was done by hand over table edge. I am going to fill the kerf with solderto strengthen Iit.

[Structo]

Wow, I'll bet that sheet of cooper wasn't cheap.

I suppose it depends on the grade of the copper alloy on how brittle it would be in a brake.

About the only problem I can see is that it will oxidize unless you coat it with something.

Keep posting your progress!

[Davidg]

Pretty Cool! A friend of mine turned me on to this same technique.
You can even use a 3-4 1/2" grinder with a cut-off wheel to
score it IF you are steady with your hands.I am also curious
how you plan to deal with tarnishing? Nice Work!

[Cantplay]

I'm planning on doing some etching, then 10B finish (oil rubbed bronze)

This is a dark chocolaty burnt looking finish.

John