On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:25:01 -0700, Tim Wescott
wrote:



Initially I think I'm going to buy a $20 brake from Horror Freight and
use a reciprocating saw to cut out the panels, then use a file and elbow
grease to clean up the cut.

For bends not more than a few inches, you can get by with some bits of
hardwood, a vise and a mallet. I've made lots of elex boxes and
chasses out of 1/16" ally (16-gage) with neither a brake nor a shear.