Diy Aluminum Siding Brake

Step 2 making a template.

Diy aluminum siding brake.

A hand brake is suitable for bending aluminum siding this is the most simple type of brake because it will only be able to bend the metal in one direction. This will also minimize the risk of making a mistake and wasting the expensive aluminum siding. Since it almost always bends crooked i end up rebending and generally just. After all this is exactly what you want.

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. Simple sheet metal brake. A siding brake bends aluminum or bendable vinyl siding to the angles you want using leverage from a hinged joint.

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. It will be much easier to bend the aluminum siding accurately if you first take the time to make a template out of cardboard.