06-01-2014, 09:00 AM
All the press brakes I have seen and worked with have a small bottom 'V' may be 1/2" deep, most had a maximum capacity of 2mm thick steel.
So do I need the 'V' to have long sides - does it help to bend the odd 5mm thick piece of steel?
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DaveH
So do I need the 'V' to have long sides - does it help to bend the odd 5mm thick piece of steel?
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DaveH