Toolsday: How to bend 5 common trims on a brake

If interested in how to DIY common metal trims on a brake, or how it works, then watch on! I get a lot of questions about how we bend or if we bend our metal. We try not to have to bend our trims, but occasionally need custom details here and there. Let me know if you would lie more detail videos on this process or what trims you are curious about and maybe I can do a more in depth how to video.

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Please watch: "Building a Mancave 8: Porch roof and trim details"
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[RoscoPColtrane]

I learn so much from this channel. I’ve made $ in 3 different trades because of y’all, my family thanks you.

[paulserwatka]

Thank You! I'm renting a brake tomorrow. Your first tip upfront about unrolling the aluminum from within the box, alone, made the video worthy. I was already concerned about the headache of dealing with the 50 ft roll of aluminum. That said, the entire video was exactly what I needed! Thanks for taking the time to make it!

[scotdejaegher]

32 yrs contracting. The best vid for metal bending I've ever seen. Well done!

[johnschaeffer]

Hands down the best builder on the internet making the best videos for others to learn from. Thankyou sir!

[chipped]

In 2009 we didn't have enough fence work, so I installed vinyl siding.
I bent all the fascia, rolled a profile with a van Mark.
The one I always struggled with was the birdbox, where the gable fascia meets soffit, and lower fascia.

One important thing to note, a hem in addition to being stronger..also will not slice your hands !

[tclark]

If you only do a half bend after scoring it takes a few more up & down movements on the metal to separate but you will have a clean edge on both pieces of metal. Also whatever side of metal you score will leave a shiny edge where the paint was removed. You can flip the metal & cut the back side so the finished side has a perfect edge if the edge will be exposed. Love the videos!

[elsasolomon]

Awesome tutorial! Thank you. We are beginners. We are going to use our brake for the first time today. We have a 50' roll...wondered how to get out the 7' pieces we need - great tip! Also, nice info on how to cut to the desired widths! We don't have that nifty slitter that you have...so hand scoring will have to work for now! Thank you again - best tutorial I've seen!

[phillypauly]

I have been looking for a simple break demo on YT for years and I am so glad I didn't give up. Like everything you do, it's done right and explained well

[artthuroster]

This is the most helpful video I have found on using a metal brake. Thank you for the very detailed explainations

[JamesCraddock-zdkg]

Haven’t done any metal work for awhile, bringing out the old brake today, this was great for my refresher and some new things

[jesshernandez]

2 years of experience on a cnc press brake and im amazed what you can do with this brake, i look forward to getting one for a business idea soon. Good stuff brother.

[Kasate_Berhan]

I’ve listened to this every job getting used to custom flashing. Good works all around much appreciated

[scottclarkson]

I've seen most of your videos and now stumbled on this one. You're an exceptional teacher and I'm a fan! thank you

[seamus]

This was just like shop-class. I bought a small brake yesterday. I won't even tell you how I was trying to hem the metal. Thanks man.

[garylang]

Thanks for the video, just a few months into using a brake for aluminum, loved the tips and tricks, especially the box !! Had 50 feet uncoil on me the other day, and i almost had a meltdown, lol

[orionsmith]

I think this video is priceless for someone with a brake and doing construction. Thanks, well done!

[gregoryosborn]

Thank you very much. You answered basically all my questions about bends I didn’t know, radius bend was the best thanks again.

[daledennis]

Thanks for the really informative and helpful tutorial. I just bought my first brake this evening and start using it for a simple job tomorrow. Great video!

[michaelmartin]

Very nice brake! That was one of those “right place at the right time” moments when you bought that puppy. Thanks for the vid!

[vicall]

This is really helpful. I needed to re-cover columns on my porch and saved money by renting a brake and doing it myself. Not something I've ever done. Your video was the best I could find and allowed me to do the work myself.