Homemade Aluminum Siding Brake

A bench brake hand or pan brake.

Homemade aluminum siding brake.

Select materials that will be strong enough for your needs. 1 4 inch 0 6 cm steel plate with bracing will enable. Bench brakes are too large for most people to have in their homes these are industrial machines used to bend large pieces of sheet metal. There are three different types of brake that you can use to bend your aluminum siding into the right shape and angle.

Cut the angle iron and steel plate in sizes listed above making sure edges are square and straight. Does anyone have plans for a homemade aluminum press brake or can anyone point me in a promising 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. Lay the 7 x42 piece on top of the 14 piece with the front edges.