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*Aluminum Bending Break*

Trim serves both a decorative and protective function. Trim is usually made of aluminum, wood, or vinyl. Trim along the edges of a building can improve its appearance. The trim also helps keep rain and wind out of a building.

Wood trim also requires periodic painting and repairs. If the trim is made of wood, there may be rotted or damaged.

Aluminum and vinyl trim do not require frequent painting, however it can be painted to match certain color schemes of a home. Aluminum and vinyl trim also require less maintenance than wood trim. Aluminum or vinyl trim is often placed over wood trim to cover underlying damage and reduce maintenance.

An aluminum bending break is used to bend coil stock to match or cover the existing trim work of a house.

Each dimension of the trim pieces is carefully measured and transferred to the bending break.






Raising the handle of the break creates a clean bend in the aluminum that if the measurements are correct will fit over the existing trim.

Trim pieces are nailed in place with aluminum nails. Be careful when nailing not to put hammer marks into the new trim pieces.

Bending aluminum trim takes a lot of practice. Be prepared to make mistakes. I still make patterns or samples to guide me through a job.

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