small rain shield for digital camera

Step 3 The Build

I cut out the flat pattern and taped it onto the stainless steel.  I used a center punch to mark right through the paper.  I marked the hole for the mounting screw, all the corners in the outside shape and the bend lines.  I then used a straight edge and a marker to connect the dots.  Drill the hole slightly larger than 1/4 inch.  With a zip cut it took about 2 minutes to cut out the pattern.  Make sure to clean up the edges because they will be razor sharp.  If you have a break press you can finish now but my bender won't handle much in the way of steel.  If you are bending with a vice you will also need to do this extra step.  I scored the steel by cutting about 1/3rd of the way through on the inside of the bend.  After this it is easy to make nice straight bends.  Use the bend template to approximate the angles and fine tune it right on the camera.