Diy Siding Brake

Professional siding crews and heating ventilating air conditioning hvac technicians may work with metal brakes on a daily basis and can justify purchasing a metal brake as a legitimate cost of doing business.

Diy siding brake.

A siding brake bends aluminum or bendable vinyl siding to the angles you want using leverage from a hinged joint. Generally i ll stick the piece to be bent in the vise and smack it around until it s bent. I love working with metal but i ve always struggled to get perfect 90 bends. A purpose made brake isn t necessary if you are going to be bending only a few pieces of coiled siding.

Sheet metal brakes are machines designed to make bending thin metal into shapes for use in projects such as house siding eaves air conditioning ductwork and others. Since it almost always bends crooked i end up rebending and generally just. Use scrap lumber to make a brake that is effective when only a few bends will be necessary.