I want to thank ATP and Mark (on the side) This Tapco Port-O-Bender is
quite the rig. I would love to work with one but they do cost a lot and I
have no plans that could justify owning one.
I guess it's back to the drawing board. Perhaps there are some common shape
components in al or vinyl that are avail. ??

Thanks
Bill D




"ATP" wrote in message
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William G Darby wrote:
Hi All

Yea,, I am looking at my windows and I can see that some are
rotting out. They are 20 years old and are near the end of the road.
A complete replacement is a $14K deal. So,,,, to soften the blow I
was thinking of cutting out the rot, replace it as required and
refurbishing the surfaces with a resin paint and then try my hand at
surfacing everything with light aluminium or vinyl. I think I can
permanently bond either to the existing frames with PL Premium and or
calk.

I guess there are a lot of ways to tackle the problem but I am
partial to buying a roll of AL at home depot and bending it up as
required. I see that there is a Bandito bender for $449 I.E.:


http://www.toolscomplete.com/t/Tubin...ke_ 23045.htm

But not being a tin man I am not at all sure that it's what I would
need and also I would like to try my hand at fabricating a bender.
Does anyone have a simple plan for a brake and or any advise on the
subject??

Thanks
Bill D

I have a Tapco brake, it's suitable for trim coil. You can probably find
one
on ebay or at an auction. I would suggest using PVC coated aluminum coil
and
trim nails. I don't think you want a heavy duty brake for trim coil,
unless
you're going to do a commercial job with .050 or .060.