r/Birmingham • u/Any-Donut7571 • Mar 05 '25

Sheet metal bending appreciation thread

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u/Flexmove Mar 05 '25

Hell yea brother

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u/Current-Feedback4732 Mar 05 '25

Hell yeah, bend that metal

2

u/mostlyallturtles Mar 05 '25

bend it real good

3

u/neocondiment Mar 05 '25

Yeah, now rub some butter on it

3

u/Rent-Kei-BHM Mar 05 '25

Bee-ute-ee-full!

3

u/Sipthapimp Mar 05 '25

Finally some good news.

2

u/jcpham gives HJs for car parts Mar 05 '25

Let me hold that brake mr. fella

3

u/BoogLife Roll Tide Mar 05 '25

Stick to the bending because those welds in the first pic are awful

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u/Any-Donut7571 Mar 05 '25

Passed the water test. 🤔

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u/BoogLife Roll Tide Mar 05 '25

Any weld can look like shit and still be solid and water tight. Those copper pieces you bent are a nice show piece, they just need a much smoother weld to go with them. The uneven, non symmetrical welds just really distract from the overall piece. It was the first thing I noticed.

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u/FitGrocery5830 Mar 05 '25

For a minute I thought this was going to be a "Look what yesterday's wind did to my house" thread.

Great work!

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u/DeathsProllyOverated Mar 05 '25

What shop is this from?

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u/Any-Donut7571 Mar 05 '25

I work @ Alabama roof pro (few blocks from full moon downtown) and Apex architectural metals by Finley Avenue

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u/beefnard0 Mar 05 '25

Looks like Bradford and Hines.

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u/Any-Donut7571 Mar 07 '25

Blue metal (Wall Panels ) and the monsard brown is a sample for a snow cone conductor head.

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u/live_positively Go Blazers Mar 07 '25

Fun fact: sheet metal bending was invented by Toph.

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u/Any-Donut7571 5d ago

Flat seam copper panels, dip in solder.