Tennsmith is your market leader for sheet metal fabricating machinery and metal forming equipment. The Smith family has manufactured metal forming machinery since 1928 and has built an 83-year reputation for quality workmanship, product performance and customer satisfaction. Today, the Smith family continues to build upon nine decades of manufacturing heritage with the most complete line of American made sheet metal machinery on the market. Our metalworking machines include Automatic Folders, Sheet Metal Brakes, Shears, Slip Rolls, Cleat Benders, Notchers and Rotary Machines.
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Tennsmith HB73-16 Brake
Tennsmith HB73-16 Brake |
TENNSMITHs heavy-duty hand brakes are designed and built for long service and accurate bending. Welded steel plate construction and heavy truss rods and braces provide strength and durability.
With much more substantial steel side plates than other domestically made units, these brakes have the rigidity required for upper beam adjustment without the use of wrenches.
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Capacity, mild steel | 16 ga. | Bending Length (in.) | 73 | Max. Lift of Beam (in.) | 1 7/8 | Front to Rear Beam Adj. (in.) | 1/2 | Min. Reverse Bend (in.) | 1/4 | Min. Flange in Capacity Material (in.) | 1 | Shipping Dimensions | 59 1/2in x 114in x 48in | Shipping Weight | 1,200 lbs.
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Tennsmith HB121-18 Brake
Tennsmith HB121-18 Brake |
TENNSMITHs heavy-duty hand brakes are designed and built for long service and accurate bending. Welded steel plate construction and heavy truss rods and braces provide strength and durability.
With much more substantial steel side plates than other domestically made units, these brakes have the rigidity required for upper beam adjustment without the use of wrenches.
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Capacity, mild steel | 18 ga. | Bending Length (in.) | 121 | Max. Lift of Beam (in.) | 1 7/8 | Front to Rear Beam Adj. (in.) | 1/2 | Min. Reverse Bend (in.) | 1/4 | Min. Flange in Capacity Material (in.) | 1 | Shipping Dimensions | 60in x 159in x 52in | Shipping Weight | 2,300 lbs.
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Tennsmith HB145-18 Brake
Tennsmith HB145-18 Brake |
TENNSMITHs heavy-duty hand brakes are designed and built for long service and accurate bending. Welded steel plate construction and heavy truss rods and braces provide strength and durability.
With much more substantial steel side plates than other domestically made units, these brakes have the rigidity required for upper beam adjustment without the use of wrenches.
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Capacity, mild steel | 18 ga. | Bending Length (in.) | 145 | Max. Lift of Beam (in.) | 2 1/4 | Front to Rear Beam Adj. (in.) | 1/2 | Min. Reverse Bend (in.) | 1/4 | Min. Flange in Capacity Material (in.) | 1 | Shipping Dimensions | 59 1/2in x 185in x 53in | Shipping Weight | 3,400 lbs.
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Tennsmith FH818 Brake
Tennsmith FH818 Brake |
TENNSMITHs heavy-duty hand brakes are designed and built for long service and accurate bending. Welded steel plate construction and heavy truss rods and braces provide strength and durability.
With much more substantial steel side plates than other domestically made units, these brakes have the rigidity required for upper beam adjustment without the use of wrenches.
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Capacity, mild steel | 18 ga. | Bending Length (in.) | 97 | Max. Lift of Beam (in.) | 2 1/4 | Front to Rear Beam Adj. (in.) | 1 3/8 | Min. Reverse Bend (in.) | 1/4 | Min. Flange in Capacity Material (in.) | 1 | Shipping Dimensions | 59 1/2in x 138in x 48in | Shipping Weight | 1,300 lbs.
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Tennsmith FH1016 Brake
Tennsmith FH1016 Brake |
TENNSMITHs heavy-duty hand brakes are designed and built for long service and accurate bending. Welded steel plate construction and heavy truss rods and braces provide strength and durability.
With much more substantial steel side plates than other domestically made units, these brakes have the rigidity required for upper beam adjustment without the use of wrenches.
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Capacity, mild steel | 16 ga. | Bending Length (in.) | 121 | Max. Lift of Beam (in.) | 2 1/4 | Front to Rear Beam Adj. (in.) | 1 3/8 | Min. Reverse Bend (in.) | 1/4 | Min. Flange in Capacity Material (in.) | 1 | Shipping Dimensions | 60in x 161in x 53in | Shipping Weight | 2,675 lbs.
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Tennsmith U48-22 Brake
Tennsmith U48-22 Brake |
TENNSMITHs bench-mounted hand brakes are rugged, dependable USA-made tools that wont break your budget. Model HBU48-16 is a heavy-duty bench brake suitable for box and pan or straight bending in up to 16-gauge mild steel. The brake features a removable apron angle and apron insert permitting 1/4-inch reverse bends in lighter materials. The upper leaf and nose bar has a wide range of adjustment for radius bending. Standard equipment includes an apron stop rod for repeat bends, extension handles and a counterweight.
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Capacity, mild steel | 22 ga. | Bending Length (in.) | 48 1/4 | Max. Lift of Beam (in.) | 7/8 | Front to Rear Beam Adj. (in.) | 1/4 | Min. Reverse Bend (in.) | 5/16 | Min. Flange in Capacity Material (in.) | 3/8 | Finger Widths (in.) | 2, 3, 4 | Shipping Weight | 280 lbs.
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Tennsmith S48-22 Brake
Tennsmith S48-22 Brake |
TENNSMITHs bench-mounted hand brakes are rugged, dependable USA-made tools that wont break your budget. Model HBU48-16 is a heavy-duty bench brake suitable for box and pan or straight bending in up to 16-gauge mild steel. The brake features a removable apron angle and apron insert permitting 1/4-inch reverse bends in lighter materials. The upper leaf and nose bar has a wide range of adjustment for radius bending. Standard equipment includes an apron stop rod for repeat bends, extension handles and a counterweight.
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Capacity, mild steel | 22 ga. | Bending Length (in.) | 48 1/4 | Max. Lift of Beam (in.) | 7/8 | Front to Rear Beam Adj. (in.) | 1/4 | Min. Reverse Bend (in.) | 5/16 | Min. Flange in Capacity Material (in.) | 3/8 | Shipping Weight | 220 lbs.
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Tennsmith HBT48-12 Brake
Tennsmith HBT48-12 Brake |
TENNSMITHs HBT is designed to provide forming capabilities for complex parts. This machine is truly a universal hand brake, which allows for the removal of both upper and lower segments of fingers. Complex parts, such as HVAC transverse duct forming and down flanged parts, as well as architectural sheet metal and signage applications, can easily be formed using this machine.
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Capacity (mild steel) | 12 ga. | Bending Length (in.) | 48 | Max. Lift of Beam (in.) | 1 1/2 | Front to Rear Beam Adj. (in.) | 1/2 | Max. Depth of Box (in.) | 4 | Min. Flange in Capacity Material (in.) | 1 | Top Segment Tooling Widths (in.) | 2, 3, 4 | Lower Segment Tooling Widths (in.) | 1, 1 1/2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 20 | Max. Traverse Bend (in., through tooling centers) | 2 | Max. Traverse Bend (in., either end of machine) | 3 | Shipping Dimensions | 53in x 72in x 36in | Shipping Weight | 1,750 lbs.
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Tennsmith HBU72-16 Brake
Tennsmith HBU72-16 Brake |
TENNSMITHs HBU Series box and pan hand brakes are an economical tool for a wide range of sheet metal bending and forming operations.
The Model HBU48-12 can handle 12-gauge and lighter materials. The Model HBU72-16 is rated for 6 feet of 16-gauge material. Each hand brake is ideal for both box and pan and straight bending in hot and cold rolled plate, stainless steel, aluminum and heavy plastic.
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Capacity (mild steel) | 16 ga. | Capacity (stainless steel) | 20 ga. | Bending Length (in.) | 72 | Max. Lift of Beam (in.) | 1 1/2 | Front to Rear Beam Adj. (in.) | 1 | Max Depth of Box (in.) | 4 | Max. Reverse Bend (in.) | 1/4 | Min. Flange in Capacity Material (in.) | 1 | Finger Widths (in.) | 2, 3, 4 | Shipping Dimensions | 53in x 96in x 36in | Shipping Weight | 1,700 lbs.
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Tennsmith F6-48-12 Brake
Tennsmith F6-48-12 Brake |
TENNSMITHs F6 Series box and pan brakes were designed to provide heavy-duty forming capability, along with the flexibility of removable 6-inch box depth fingers. Ample clamping and easy-to-use nose bar adjustments allow for a quick-setting bend radius. Welded steel plate construction and heavy truss rods and braces provide strength and rigidity.
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Capacity (mild steel) | 12 ga. | Capacity (stainless steel) | 16 ga. | Bending Length (in.) | 48 | Max. Lift of Beam (in.) | 1 1/2 | Front to Rear Beam Adj. (in.) | 1/2 | Max Depth of Box (in.) | 6 | Max. Reverse Bend (in.) | 1/4 | Min. Flange in Capacity Material (in.) | 1 | Finger Widths (in.) | 3, 4, 5 | Shipping Dimensions | 56in x 72in x 49in | Shipping Weight | 1,725 lbs.
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Tennsmith F6-120-14 Brake
Tennsmith F6-120-14 Brake |
TENNSMITHs F6 Series box and pan brakes were designed to provide heavy-duty forming capability, along with the flexibility of removable 6-inch box depth fingers. Ample clamping and easy-to-use nose bar adjustments allow for a quick-setting bend radius. Welded steel plate construction and heavy truss rods and braces provide strength and rigidity.
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Capacity (mild steel) | 14 ga. | Capacity (stainless steel) | 18 ga. | Bending Length (in.) | 120 | Max. Lift of Beam (in.) | 2 1/4 | Front to Rear Beam Adj. (in.) | 1/2 | Max Depth of Box (in.) | 6 | Max. Reverse Bend (in.) | 1/4 | Min. Flange in Capacity Material (in.) | 1 | Finger Widths (in.) | 3, 4, 5 | Shipping Dimensions | 60in x 161in x 53in | Shipping Weight | 3,675 lbs.
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Tennsmith EBT60-16 Brake
Tennsmith EBT60-16 Brake |
TENNSMITHs EBT Series is a versatile machine that allows for the removal and repositioning of both the upper and lower segments for forming complex parts. In addition, the EBT incorporates gas spring cylinders in lieu of traditional counterweights to assist in the bending process and the raising and lowering of the upper beam. The brake also features goat’s-foot-style upper beam tooling.
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Capacity (mild steel) | 16 ga. | Bending Length (in.) | 60 1/4 | Max. Lift of Beam (in.) | 4 | Bending beam adj. (in.) | 1 | Min. Reverse Bend (in.) | 5/8 | Segmented Tooling Width (in.) | 20, 12, 8, 6, 4, 1.5, 1 | Max. Box Depth (in.) | 4 1/8 | Max. Traverse Bend (though tooling centers, in.) | 2 1/4 | Finger Widths (in.) | 3, 4, 5 | Shipping Dimensions | 45 1/2in x 72in x 31 1/2in | Shipping Weight | 1,150 lbs.
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Tennsmith EMB48-18 Brake
Tennsmith EMB48-18 Brake |
The TENNSMITH electromagnetic brake offers performance no conventional bending brake can match. The unique design of the clamping system eliminates typical interference points of standard machines.
The rugged simple construction incorporates only one moving part to assure low maintenance and versatility for light duty forming. Included tooling allows for a wide variety of complex shapes to be created right out of the box including rolled edges up 360°, partial length bends, closed shapes, and unlimited box depths. Made in the USA.
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Capacity (mild steel) | 18 ga. | Bending Length (in.) | 48 | Max. Box Depth (in.) | Unlimited | Shipping Weight |
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