After all this is exactly what you want.
Diy aluminum siding brake.
Simple sheet metal brake.
This will also minimize the risk of making a mistake and wasting the expensive aluminum siding.
Use scrap lumber to make a brake that is effective when only a few bends will be necessary.
Step 2 making a template.
Generally i ll stick the piece to be bent in the vise and smack it around until it s bent.
A purpose made brake isn t necessary if you are going to be bending only a few pieces of coiled siding.
It will be much easier to bend the aluminum siding accurately if you first take the time to make a template out of cardboard.
Since it almost always bends crooked i end up rebending and generally just.
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.
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.