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.........................-- Mike's Press Brake --
To the right is a front view of Mike's brake he chose to get his up in the air (I didn't have enough material for the long legs laying around).
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In this side view you can see where mike added a stand for his shrinker/stretcher on to one end of the brake.
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In this picture you can see the dies Mike had Machined. I've seen some where the top die
is less than 90 degrees and there is a gap in the bottom die (this could provide a sharper bend). Mine is similar
to this except not machined.
In this final view you can see the springs (die springs that are used in punch press dies) used to open the dies on the brake. I used a spring and a rubber bungee cord to pull mine up. This is definitely better than what I'm doing.