Diy Aluminum Siding Brake

Simple sheet metal brake.

Diy aluminum siding brake.

A purpose made brake isn t necessary if you are going to be bending only a few pieces of coiled siding. Use scrap lumber to make a brake that is effective when only a few bends will be necessary. After all this is exactly what you want. Step 2 making a template.

Since it almost always bends crooked i end up rebending and generally just. 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. It will be much easier to bend the aluminum siding accurately if you first take the time to make a template out of cardboard.

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. I love working with metal but i ve always struggled to get perfect 90 bends.