How Would You Make This - Press Brake

Gawynz

Active Member
Location
Ogden, UT
I've been eying a SWAG finger brake for a while and finally pulled the trigger.
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I also picked up some gooseneck dies.
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The MJ has been a great project to learn on and the first thing I want to try and make is an offset axle side track bar mount, I stole these pictures from @Greg's TJ build thread to give an idea of what I'm going for.
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I've never used a press brake before, so I'm looking for some experience/ideas. Referencing the picture below, my initial thought on sequence is:
  1. Play with some scrap to figure out bend radiuses/distances
  2. Cardboard template onto plate and tweak to account for what was learned in 1
  3. Cut out plate, no holes
  4. Straight finger brake bend A
  5. Straight finger brake bend B
  6. Gooseneck bend C
  7. Drill a pair of holes (ensures they line up at the end
Thoughts? I'm open to any advice. Thanks.

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Herzog

somewhat damaged
Admin
Location
Wyoming
Definitely mess with some scrap to find out the bend radius on certain sizes of plate so you can get the distances down. You might also be a little disappointed in the abilities of the gooseneck fingers but they are still definitely worth it. You will likely be able to build the bracket above but anything deeper than the inside gooseneck will interfere.

You can tighten the bend radius by adding smaller angle iron chunks to the base.

That said, I'm super glad I picked up their brake kit. I use it constantly!
 
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