With a combination of these manipulations you can create anything from flat sheet and you can do it by hand.
Hand forming aluminium sheet.
With the aid of a straight edge and a sharp knife score both sides of the aluminium sheet.
Place the fracture line over the edge of a table and bend the overhang slightly downwards.
Sheet aluminium can be cut without the need for a guillotine or tin snips which tend to deform the metal.
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This weakens the aluminium and creates a fracture line.
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Flip the sheet over and repeat.
Hand forming sheet aluminum requires a knowledge of the characteristics of this metal in the many alloys in which it is available.
This tech tip is related to their sportster project but can be used on anything you might be working with that requires something built out of aluminum sheet.
Our mallets slappers and hammers along with our shot bags t dollies and forming heads will fully equip you to start shaping metal with the right tools.
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