Patent ID: 6748783
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: B21D

Abstract:
A bend/cut-off gauge for a portable sheet bending brake that includes a base member having a clamp surface, an anvil member for clamping sheet material against the clamp surface, the anvil member having at least one longitudinally extending track feature for guiding a cut-off mechanism along the anvil member, and a bend member for bending sheet material over the anvil member, said bend/cut-off gauge including:a hanger having a first portion adapted to engage the at least one track feature on the anvil member, and a second portion extending from said first portion so as to be cantilevered from the anvil member adjacent to the clamp surface, and an abutment stop adjustably positionable on said second portion of said hanger for engagement by an edge of sheet material resting on the clamp surface.