Question 1

Will this accurately bend 2mm aluminium plate ?

Accepted Answer

The basic piece of kit is good, but you’ll need to bolt it down and add some heavy duty g-clamps to hold the rectangular section clamp bar in place.
The bar is used to hold the unbent part of the sheet metal horizontally in place - it’s position relative to the hinge-line determining the final bend radius. Accurate setup is a bit fiddly as you kind of need three hands to hold and manipulate the material, clamp bar and g-clamps. I found 1mm thick mild steel sheet is relatively easy to bend, although I think it would struggle with any thicker steel, especially if it’s a wide bend. I haven’t tried it with 2mm thick Aluminium but I reckon it would cope provided you set the clamp plate back from the hinge line to allow a decent bend radius - too tight a radius will likely crack the aluminium. It’s a sturdy well made tool, worth having in the workshop, but you need a good bench and some decent clamps, a scriber, a steel rule and some basic sheet metalworking knowledge (YouTube..?) and do your own experiments… I’m afraid that’s the best answer I can give you. Good luck!

Question 2

Can this bend 2mm mild steel?

Accepted Answer

It can't bend anything over 1mm in my experience / I tried bending 1.2 mm sheet not good it will break

Question 3

Will it make perfect circles

Accepted Answer

I wasn't overly impressed with it.  The instructions were very poor and I ended up having to adapt it myself to get it to work.  It might do circles, and cylinders if you make each bend very tiny and precise (but they may not end up "perfect circles")  If I were you I would buy a similar version of the same thing as the instructions might be clearer and it might not need the adaptation that I had to do on it!  Good luck!

Question 4

Could it handle 3mm aluminium?

Accepted Answer

In my experience not really, it will probably bend it but it might be the last thing it bends. I guess short pieces could be done ok if you do it at one end near the hinge. It is after all only intended for 1.5 mm stuff. So, have a go (using very strong G cramps to hold your 3mm stuff down) and then be disappointed by the shape of the bend. Good luck though.  Best regards K

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Date First Available	13 Nov. 2016
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Included Components	Sheet Metal Bending Folding Machine
Item Weight	4.79 kg
Item model number	165150
Manufacturer	KATSU Tools
Package Dimensions	59.1 x 13.7 x 12.8 cm; 4.79 kg
Part Number	165150
Size	460mm-1.2mm

KATSU Tools Manual Sheet Metal Bending Folding Machine Bender 460mm 1.2mm

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