Brake Skills Q:

Tom Struble

the new ones come with non adjustable cams now but you can retro the older style

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naptown CR

You have an old port o brake that was solf by Norandex hence the name on it. It is the eqivalent to the Tapco windy. called that because again it blows as you know

Tom Struble

did alot of trim work with a windy ''end banger''
they used to advertize it with it on a cute girls shoulder,i knew some guys who couldnt carry it like that because ''it hurt''

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naptown CR

so did I when that was all that was available. Doesn't make me like it any more.

Tom Struble

im with you

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loneframer

1. first bend
2. position for second bend.
3. second bend.

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WarriorWithWood

That's how I do it.

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loneframer

Fascia receiver in the event there is no drip edge to tuck behind. I do a double hem on these so I can use a snap lock tool to hook in the fascia, just a little insurance. The slots allow some room for the inevitable.

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Tom Struble

there's a great tutorial here done by an awesome brake man

http://thecontractorsclub.com/

you have to poke around to find it but its worth it

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thesidingpro

I can't stand those. I use to be such a nut about my break I would put dollar bills underneath each of the arms. 5 total.

Fine tune it to where they each had the same amount of tension on them when trying to pull them out. I used dollar bills because they where always in my wallet and more consistent than trim coil.

I'll have to go look for that tutorial tom.

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mdshunk

You guys say mine's equivalent to a "windy", but I'm not sure. One man can not carry mine with any grace at all. It's pretty darned heavy for two men. I'm not sure what sort of cast metal each "C" is made out of, but it's not aluminum. More like cast iron. It's a 12-footer, and I'm certain it's every bit of 200 lbs.

loneframer

She was pretty sweet from what I can remember. Next time I'm at my dads, I'll see if I can dig it out of the garage. I'm sure the sticker is still on the brake.

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thesidingpro

I think I broke metal down for atleast 3 years on the pro14 before I even knew what the windy was. I noticed a roofer on a job using one.

Since then I've used them all except a windy and the alumapole one. My main one is the pro19 with the self adjusters on it. I prefer a brand new pro14 still to this day with the adjustable cams. Nothing bends crisper and cleaner. I can feel the flex/slippage in the pro19's arms and adjustable cams.

Since the arms on the pro14 are obvisouly smaller I think it clamss a little tighter.

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Tinstaafl

Have to admit, I'm impressed.

I intended to get a couple of pics today of a properly brutalized brake, but it's chained to a tree on a site we got rained out of today. I'll try to remember to snap a couple next week.

MJW

That's how we do 'em Loneframer.

Pieces like that work good on the cut bottom of a fascia that runs across a corner box also. Keeps it nice and straight.

loneframer

That's where I first saw it. Sure does keep 'em straight and protects them from tearoff.

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Tom Struble

i remember years ago we would use maybe 5 or six rolls of coil on the average 22 sq bilevel.Now with wider trim that returns back to the wall and flashing im useing 12 -16 rolls for the same size job

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Patrick

YUP especially when you do a nice job.

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Like I said...I'm sure you are very good at what you do ~ whatever that is and where ever it happens.

MJW

I'm lost on the last two posts.......12-16 coils? That's 2400 square feet of coil. Are you wrapping the entire house in aluminum from block to roof?