The press brake department has been called the heart of precision sheet metal fabrication. What happens there affects what ...

Sheet metal is very easy to form, including the pressing in of intricate shapes with dies and a hydraulic press, but the dies themselves are slightly harder to come by. What if we could 3D print ...

A motor mount. A sturdy enclosure. A 43.7° bracket. The average hack requires at least one angled metal part, and the best tool to make one is still the good ol’ press brake. Bending parts requires a ...

This photo isn’t new to SNIPS magazine, but it deserves a revisit. Precision Sheet Metal Co. of Scott Township, Pennsylvania, sent in these photos of a vintage wooden sheet metal brake the company ...