Malco MB48A 48-inch Portable Brake

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Malco MB48A 48-inch Portable Brake

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Pros & Cons

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Pros

Using two half inch wrenches secure the head of the bolt and loosen the nut to open the gap, tighten it to close it. Good price for a diy giy. Great for anyone who can use a brake, but needs the portability.

Used on the hov many times hasn't let me down. Works well for hvac work. Great for retro fits.

This thing works great for bending fascia for bird boxes and is long enough to bend drip edge or wrap most windows. Customers get a kick out of seeing the art that is ductwork fabrication happen on-site. Did a nice job bending decorative aluminum lami... Read More

Cons

Poor craftsmanship. Cheap locknut with a low quality specialty machined bolt. Maybe its for making sections of square duct. Missing a handle bolt.

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Highlights

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Quality

Slightly heavy but the quality is nice for the price

Worked great used it on large job past three weeks very pleased with price performance and quality

I have issue with the bolts that the lock down handle pivot on in the cam slot but you can replace them with standard bolts and... Read More

Had an issue with the hardware but reached out to malco directly and they sent me replacement parts

Price

I found it to be a good low cost brake

Competitiveness

This is a simple lite wieght portable brake that works as expected

For example you cannot bend a piece longer than 4834 becase the sides of this brake are in the way

I would not purchase it for a business

Overview

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great, metal, nice, good and heavy.

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Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 26.5% of the reviews are reliable.

This product had a total of 269 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 22 2023.