How to Bend Sill Trim From Coil Stock

Rich Wagner, of Tapco tools, demonstrates how to bend sill trim for vinyl siding from standard aluminum coil stock.

Here's how to do it:

1. Start with a 2 inch wide piece of coil stock.
2. Using the brake as a depth gauge, slide the stock all the way in so that the outside edge is flush with the hinge for a 3/4 inch reveal.
3. Bend the hinge up.
4. Remove the stock and slide the bend into the hinge, hem the seam.
5. Slide the stock into the brake again, finish side down to the edge of the hem.
6. Bend up.
7. Hem again.

Rich bent this sill trim in 30 seconds. Can you beat him?

—This video is from Tapco Tools, one of ProTradeCraft's advertisers. Serving professional siding applicators since 1961, Tapco brakes and accessories bring measuring, mobility, decorative designs, and strengthening ribs to fascia, window trims, frieze boards, porch posts, and beams. See all of Tapco's content here.

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