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Old 06-06-2009, 03:14 PM   #61
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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?
naw, but you can really get screwed if you are at house and everything requires a 9" piece of coil

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Old 06-06-2009, 03:16 PM   #62
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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.
A piece of undersill trim works just as nicely
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naw, but you can really get screwed if you are at house and everything requires a 9" piece of coil
I've always looked at being over 12".
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A piece of undersill trim works just as nicely
I like to match the PVC coil, especially if it's a color.
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I've always looked at being over 12".
True but its a high 5 all the way around if you end up with 6"'s and 8"'s
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i wrap all corners with 6x6 using standard corners 8x8 using super corners, i install capping under all my starter,most of my casings work out to 8'' my fascia almost always is over 9 i always install a seperate drip cap on all my openings,sometimes it seems i have more coil under the siding than showing

2x50= 1 sq
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I like to match the PVC coil, especially if it's a color.
that explains it
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what i would like to see on a brake would be the ability to bend a reverse bend smaller then the 3/4'' thats now possible on the tapco
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what i would like to see on a brake would be the ability to bend a reverse bend smaller then the 3/4'' thats now possible on the tapco
I can (could) get 5/8" on my pro14 it need to be adjusted, but i really want to just get a new one.
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You can make a half inch bend if you have a good brake that's adjusted right.
On the first mark just make a crease. Turn the peace over to the second mark and make a full 90 on it. Then turn the peace back over to the crease and finish that bend.
I put the half inch bend on door stops all the time this way.
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As promised Tin, again I deliver. Here are the pics of a 12 year old brake, well taken care of.
Okay, here's one not well taken care of, along with the tree that tried to put it out of its misery. I think it's about 15-16 years old, and never got an ounce of respect until I got it.

Children and sensitive people should leave the room now.







































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there is a term for what this needs









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looks like shes got a few more years in her Tin
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looks like shes got a few more years in her Tin
Surprisingly enough, the old gal still does a pretty good job. And for a bonus, she ain't too likely to get stolen.
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thats what i thoughti had an ol one like yours it was all stolen on a job about a mile from my house
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thats what i thoughti had an ol one like yours it was all stolen on a job about a mile from my house
Yessir, you don't realize how much a piece-o-s#!t tool is worth to you 'till it's gone.
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thats what i thoughti had an ol one like yours it was all stolen on a job about a mile from my house
Oh, great.

I do lock it to a tree or whatever's handy when I leave it onsite.

OTOH, some years back when it still belonged to the GC (and was just as ugly as now), the guys left it set up on horses at a site, no locks, no nothing. Come Monday morning, the brake was still there, but the horses were gone.
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Oh, great.

I do lock it to a tree or whatever's handy when I leave it onsite.

OTOH, some years back when it still belonged to the GC (and was just as ugly as now), the guys left it set up on horses at a site, no locks, no nothing. Come Monday morning, the brake was still there, but the horses were gone.
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Okay, here's one not well taken care of, along with the tree that tried to put it out of its misery. I think it's about 15-16 years old, and never got an ounce of respect until I got it.

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So............How did the brake avert certain death????????????
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So............How did the brake avert certain death????????????
It teleported itself just far enough away from the main trunk of that tree (and two others just as large) so that it only got nailed by a branch as big as my waist. I couldn't even get close enough to it for pics until everything was cleaned up.

The crying shame is that the HO had no insurance, and we were well on the way to getting her house fixed up enough that she'd be able to get some. Long story, but basically, new hubby moved in, wrecked the place with unfinished projects, and just let it rot for 12+ years.
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