Import Foot Clamp Brakes
Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 12:21 pm
Does anyone have any experience with the import brakes that use the foot clamp? They come in a 40" and a 50" variety. I've been looking for a box & pan brake 36" or a little wider for some time. I need to work with mild steel up to 14 ga, and some .063 aluminum. I would also like to bend the occasional piece of 1/8" aluminum at a maximum of 12" wide with a generous 1" radius.
The 40" foot clamp euro style brakes advertise 12ga capacity, certainly seems they would meet my mild steel and light weight aluminum requirements. Will these machines bend 1/8" aluminum at less than full width, the grizzly spec sheet claims 6 gauge aluminum ... would that be only in the T0 fully annealed condition?
The 40" machines include:
Jet BPF-1240
http://www.jettools.com/us/en/p/bpf-124 ... amp/752125
Baileigh BB-4012F
http://metal.baileighindustrial.com/fin ... e-bb-4012f
Grizzly G0578
http://www.grizzly.com/outlet/40-Pan-Box-Brake/G0578
The Grizzly is discontinued, the Baileigh $1.9K and the Jet $2.8K ... is there a difference in the quality of manufacturing?
Thanks in advance,
Ryan
The 40" foot clamp euro style brakes advertise 12ga capacity, certainly seems they would meet my mild steel and light weight aluminum requirements. Will these machines bend 1/8" aluminum at less than full width, the grizzly spec sheet claims 6 gauge aluminum ... would that be only in the T0 fully annealed condition?
The 40" machines include:
Jet BPF-1240
http://www.jettools.com/us/en/p/bpf-124 ... amp/752125
Baileigh BB-4012F
http://metal.baileighindustrial.com/fin ... e-bb-4012f
Grizzly G0578
http://www.grizzly.com/outlet/40-Pan-Box-Brake/G0578
The Grizzly is discontinued, the Baileigh $1.9K and the Jet $2.8K ... is there a difference in the quality of manufacturing?
Thanks in advance,
Ryan