A go-to brake system for your roofing needs

By Tapco Tools. 

Meet your roofing trim and flashing fabrication needs with the Max-I-Mum® XL and MX Series® brake systems.

Many professionals across the roofing industry rely on Tapco Tools® brakes to create quality customer exterior siding trim for their customers. As an efficient tool to help users get the most out of their work, their Max-I-Mum® XL and MX Series® brake systems are the perfect addition to any contractor's list of essential equipment to get the job done. 

Tapco Tools brakes are efficient, durable and portable, and they’re engineered to make it easy to accurately craft the ideal roofing trim solution for every job.

The Max-I-Mum XL System combines the Max-I-Mum II brake with a MAX Snap Stand and MAX Cut-off for a powerful-yet-portable commercial-grade braking system. The system weighs as little as 133 pounds but can bend all vinyl; aluminum up to .040, galvanized steel up to 24 gauge, painted galvanized steel up to 26 gauge, soft and annealed copper up to 32 ounce and stainless steel 1/2 hard up to 24 gauge.

Less portable but no less robust, the MX Series provides heavy-duty bending without sacrificing precision. It’s stable, tough, and has double-walled pivot arms for added strength. The MX can bend all vinyl, galvanized steel up to 22 gauge, painted galvanized steel up to 24 gauge, CR sheet and coil steel up to 22 gauge, soft and annealed copper up to 32 ounce and stainless steel 1/2 hard up to 24 gauge.

Efficient, accurate roofing trim fabrication

To give your clients a truly custom, finished look, the Max-I-Mum XL and MX Series can be used to craft a variety of roofing trim and flashing details. These include:

• Hip cap
• W-valley flashing
• Angle 3” by 3”
• 3/4” angles
• Drip cap
• J-channel
• Monoslope ridge
• Baseguard
• Outside corners
• Narrow outside corners
• Inside corners
• Residential eave drip
• Step sidewall flashing
• Double angle flashing
• Transition flashing
• Gambrel flashing
• Endwall/sidewall flashing
• Residential gable trim

See Tapco Tools brakes in action and learn bending techniques on our YouTube channel.

Original article source: Westlake Royal Roofing Solutions