Customer Reviews

Tapco 10558 PRO 19 10-Foot-6-Inch Wide by 19-Inch Throat Portable Brake

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

This is a great affordable tool for those who need a portable bender. It's not just a siding bender. I've used it to make copper drain pans as well. You can't go over 16 guage, but the results are consistant and two people can bend a full 3X10 sheet of copper into just about any configuation. The 19" throat is not high enough to work like a pan brake, but you can compensate by figureing out the bends from the center out. Easy to keep in adjustment and two people can move it with ease. The Pro Cutoff is a keen accessory that will give your cuts nice edge.

I would reccomend the pro 2000 to anyone. It has proven to me to be the best bender I have seen as a siding contractor. I woul;d also to reccomend in the sidewinder and the pro cut off as a must as these are great timesaving pieces of equipment.

Bender works great for light duty bending. I would suggest the next model up for bending 28ga. painted flashing. Machine came damaged from shipping, but tapco sent parts to repair. Good customer service, a little slow but they are very good to resolve the problem. Also suggest the pro cut off, sidewinder and snapstand. Thanks Tapco.

this is a heavy unit...used this and the pro 14 before buying the pro 14...this unit is simply to heavy and we just can't justify the expense and weight for the depth...we never see a need for the bigger bends...

The only flaws I have found is the rubber strip that prevent scratches on the leading edge of the brake is not pinched in place so it slids out of the track, the tape on the brake fades to the point it can not be read, the hindge points are made of steel and rust in time, the locking pins for the handles need to be replaced with latch pins. The balls rust and make it almost impossable to remove them.

Twenty plus years of using Tapco products and I never questioned the higher price due to quality. Now between the manufacturer, seller, or shipper, who's to blame for mine that now I question the purchase. Plus the "snap-stand" doesn't come with it, I knew that but pictures are deceiving. Many other American brands are coming with more accessories at less/equal pricing.

The PRO 19 is a well made brake with good reliable results. I just wish I would have shopped more before buying,found it later for 1300.00 with free shipping at Acme Tools, in Minnesota. I will just have to bend more tin and work harder. still happy with the pro 19.

This unit is well constructed but could be improved by providing a better user's manual. If you are not familiar with using a brake the poorly written manual is little help. I actually thought my unit wasn't working properly until I called the support staff. I found out that one simple detail left out of the manaul made a big difference. Also the manual provides no information regarding the dimensional limits to bending. The 19" depth is nice and it does a good job bending aluminum stock. However, there is room to improve it and make it a better tool. It is still worth having if you do any aluminum trim.

Purchase at a great price. Easy to use and a great help when vinyl siding my house. Adjustments needed are easily made using the clear and concise instructions.