HVAC Ductwork/Sheet Metal Tools- Basics, Uses, & Demonstration of Each!
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- Опубліковано 2 вер 2017
- In this HVAC Ductwork Video, I go over the Common HVAC Sheet Metal Tools Used in the Field and I Give a Demonstration of each, as well as how often I use each of them. I mention other tips while using these tools and a description of the common practices! Each of the tools is linked in this description section! Supervision is needed by a licensed HVACR Tech while doing this as Experience and Apprenticeship garners Wisdom and Safety.
Tools Used In The Video
Malco Combination snips with 3" long mouth: amzn.to/2wuft2L
Wiss Cable Tie Tensioning Tool: amzn.to/2wtYL3D
Malco Snap Lock Punch amzn.to/2cY53Ag
Wiss 3 Pack Tin Snips amzn.to/2bHWhWO
Wiss Bulldog Snips- amzn.to/2x1BeIY
Wiss 5 Blade Crimper amzn.to/2bwTlsW
Wiss Hand Seamers amzn.to/2dRk83v
Midwest Upright 90 Degree Right Hand Tin Snip- amzn.to/2x1TfGZ
Midwest Upright 90 Degree Left Hand Tin Snip- amzn.to/2iSwpvc
Wiss 12" Folding Tool- amzn.to/2xGqb52
Wiss 18" Folding Tool- amzn.to/2wx8y7v
Wiss 24" Folding Tool- amzn.to/2wu6DCg
Klenk 20oz Sheet Metal Hammer- amzn.to/2wxzTpY
Malco FDC1 Flex Cutting Tool- amzn.to/2wwNrlv
Klein 7/8" Step Drill Bit- amzn.to/2xGQVSQ
Dewalt 1/4" magnetic bit drivers- amzn.to/2x1V073
Dewalt 5/16" magnetic bit drivers- amzn.to/2vUYLWV
Malco Sheet Metal Scribe- amzn.to/2eunoU0
Malco Dividers for Making Circles- amzn.to/2xGN6go
Malco Notchers- amzn.to/2iRTrlH
Malco Scratch Awl- amzn.to/2vUvmfy
Malco HC1 Adjustable Collar Cutter for Drill- amzn.to/2vBHxlU
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For those that are looking for the tools used in the videos: (Linked Below)
Here is the link for the Malco Combination snips with 3" long mouth- amzn.to/2wuft2L
Here is the link for the Wiss Cable Tie Tensioning Tool- amzn.to/2wtYL3D
Here is a link to the Malco Snap Lock Punch amzn.to/2cY53Ag
Here is a link to the Wiss 3 Pack Tin Snips amzn.to/2bHWhWO
Here is the link for the Wiss Bulldog Snips- amzn.to/2x1BeIY
Here is a link to the Wiss 5 Blade Crimper amzn.to/2bwTlsW
Here is a link to the Wiss Hand Seamers amzn.to/2dRk83v
Here is a link to the Midwest Upright 90 Degree Right Hand Tin Snip- amzn.to/2x1TfGZ
Here is a link to the Midwest Upright 90 Degree Left Hand Tin Snip- amzn.to/2iSwpvc
Here is the link for the Wiss 12" Folding Tool- amzn.to/2xGqb52
Here is the link for the Wiss 18" Folding Tool- amzn.to/2wx8y7v
Here is the link for the Wiss 24" Folding Tool- amzn.to/2wu6DCg
Here is the link to the Klenk 20oz Sheet Metal Hammer- amzn.to/2wxzTpY
Here is the link for the Malco FDC1 Flex Cutting Tool- amzn.to/2wwNrlv
Here is the link for the Klein 7/8" Step Drill Bit- amzn.to/2xGQVSQ
Here is the link to the Dewalt 1/4" magnetic bit drivers- amzn.to/2x1V073
Here is the link to the Dewalt 5/16" magnetic bit drivers- amzn.to/2vUYLWV
Here is the link for the Malco Sheet Metal Scribe- amzn.to/2eunoU0
Here is the Link for the Malco Dividers for Making Circles- amzn.to/2xGN6go
Here is the Link for the Malco Notchers- amzn.to/2iRTrlH
Here is the link to the Malco Scratch Awl- amzn.to/2vUvmfy
Here is the Link for the Malco HC1 Adjustable Collar Cutter for Drill- amzn.to/2vBHxlU
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Asome thanks man
Do you have any videos on making a plenum using duct board?
Wasn't going to watch but a minute, but great content, extremely well presented and articulated, had to watch it in its entirety like with all your videos. Thank you thank you.
Ha ha, thanks Miami13!
Great video! Nothing left to guess with so much detail you've provided!! Thanks! I can now complete my project!! Thanks!!!!
Starting a sheet metal career next week after 15 years as a carpenter, this was a GREAT video and very helpful!
Thanks for this very straight forward tutorial. Your instructions on how to use these tools are the best I've heard thus far and will definitely help me on my next project. Thanks again and please keep teaching us that lack basic knowledge of sheet metal fab, you're great at it!!.
Thanks Angelo!
This video is a gem. Thank you sir for sharing your knowledge and experience. 👍
This was a great video and it should be one of the first videos you watch if your a new installer. Great breakdown of the tools and great list on Amazon. Loved it. Thanks so much for the video and I will recommend to our new installers starting on Monday!
Thanks Mike, have you checked out our site www.acservicetech.com and our Refrigerant Service Procedures book outline on the website?
Thanks Craig!
I have a Fabricator and fellow Hvac guy/friend that I pay to make my transitions, plenum boxes etc for me when I'm doing an install or replacing an air handler. I will draft on paper the different pieces I need made and he makes them in a day or two. I have to admit I enjoy drafting the duct pieces, it's fun! I am doing more with on the spot Fabrication though. I didn't start out as a tin knocker but I'm learning. That's why I love this trade. So much to learn. Even at 51 yrs of age.
Yes we are all in a constant process of learning, thanks Ken!
Thanks for your quick and easy to understand video on the beginners guide. I’m about to start an apprenticeship with a local HVAC company and now feel a lot better knowing this bit of information, coming from an office guy.
Best of luck!
Great instructional video. I did find it funny calling the red snips lefts while you were holding them in your right hand.
Excelente video !!!!!👍👍👍👍👍
Estoy aprendiendo en este trabajo y me acabas de orientar mucho!!
Mil gracias!!
Saludos
Great video! Thanks for the explanation I have all three Swiss cutting tools my yellow headed to feel the springs came out on the bottom on each side! it maybe a half a dozen times over the past three months. I have an older one with rust on it that’s at least 15 years old never had any issue.! Tools who bought Swiss is absolutely terrible now everything has an infant mortality rate of months instead of 5, 10, 15 and 20 years!
Good video brother I and have some new guys that are starting but we can't be on site just yet and this is a quick video that covers the basics to have them watch.
I've never worked with sheet metal before and that a craft I need to learn. Thanks very much for this intro to the subject. Excellent video.
Thanks Brian!
great video with lots of knowledge ,,,,, i did not learnt that much in school as you jut explain min 30 min ... thanks
damn, I wish I could put gloves on as fast as him... love how they just appear sometimes when he goes off-camera.
Also, I watched this video 2 years ago before I started my apprenticeship and this is, by far, one of the best videos on the topic and covers most every tool that I still use every day.
lmao
Your videos are the best. I really appreciate all the info you give us. It has helped me learn so much. Thanks a bunch, buddy.
Glad to help! Have checked out the refrigerant charging book at acservicetech.com ? Thanks!
Good video, and your right in the many ways of attaching the flex duct. My company wants silver tape the lining to collar then panduit zip tie but honestly I usually do it the way you did in video
Thanks Walt!
Thanks for the practical demonstration of these tools. I installed my own heat pump and the transition from the air handler to the supply ductwork was a bit complex but I worked through it. To me, it was the worst part of the install. Thanks.
Ductwork is very time intensive for sure especially double offsets, thanks Eric S!
Thorough, concise and everything nice. Much appreciated.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome video. One of the best I've seen. Thank you for your time for doing this.
Thanks Chris!
A very explicit well presented tutorial Thanks for sharing Much appreciated
You are very welcome
Great video ! Thanks for the insight into tools used for sheet metal work
Thanks Ravi t!
Solid content with no filler
Thanks Matthew!
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Quality content as always, and very informational. Thank you!
Thanks a lot Alex!
Awesome video! I do very little sheet metal work but it's great to have this knowledge. I'm going to buy some tools Tuesday. No duct tape. I'm impressed! Have a great weekend! 3 days, I hope. Thank you again!
Awesome, glad to hear you enjoyed it, sounds good! Ha yeah, the joke with customers is when I say, "Do you mind me laboring at your house on Labor Day?" I won't be working a full day though, thanks Blaze!
acservicetech I keep up with you and Steve Lav on the east coast. I guess you guys are starting to do heating calls. It's still in the 100's here in SoCal and every contractor is busier than a one armed man at a boxing match. Which is better than the alternative. Have a great week!
Well good to hear business is good, thanks Blaze!
Great video!! Thanks for putting all this together.
Thanks Troy!
So good! Thanks for taking time to share this
Thanks Joe!
Excellent video!! Great teacher!
Great video , thanks for taking the time to make these !
Thanks Knight Hvac!
thanks for saving my first day at work
Happy to help!
A+. Learned a lot. Thank you!
Very educational. Thank you!
Dang I watched the whole thing thank you sir
Very good presentation if you doesn't have the time watch it at 1.5x speed
Thank you for your time!
Thanks Armando!
Excellent video n thanx for your time n your information
Thanks Pancho!
thank you acservicetech so much I never knew about all those tools, maybe when I become half as good as you I will purchase them I jus got home from palo alto gonna try to sleep but I'm to wound up.
Glad to help, thanks Jimbola77! I got ya!
This is a great video. Thank you for making this video
Glad you liked it!
Great video. Thank you.
Great, thorough explanations. Thank you for putting the time in to do this for us all.
Awesome, thanks Mike!
Nice video !! I decided that if I was going to make myself stand out as a HVAC contractor installing and replacing HVAC systems I was going to make the best looking duct work possible.I purchased a floor model Lockformer used for $900.00 and also purchased a 24 gauge portable Lockformer to use in the field for $600.00 off of Craigslist with a 36" brake .I also picked up a 48" box & pan brake and 8' brake as well for my small duct shop.
Very Cool!
You make some really great videos !! I went to a HVAC trade school 37 years ago which was a full time class from 8AM-3PM Mon.-Friday for 13 months straight and cost 11K lol.It was a state of the art trade school in Baltimore Maryland that opened in 1955 and sold out to Tesst Trade Schools Inc many years ago.We had several labs as well as a equipment lab with at least 25 different HVAC systems set up and operational so we could see how they operate in real time and HVAC instructors could also put bugs in systems for us to troubleshoot as well.So I have been in the HVAC trade for 36 years now and been running my own 2 man HVAC contracting business for 28 years now. I love your videos and I have to say you would make a great HVAC instructor at a HVAC trade school. The only problem is the pay is not that great I am told because I was offered a few jobs myself teaching HVAC in a few HVAC trade schools but again the pay was just not there. Thanks again for the great videos. Take care !!
Thanks Coolmandude1000, I presently teach at a county technical high school in southern NJ, have a business, and teach what I can here. I am planning on building out more with other teaching opportunities online, thanks
Yes I could imagine that you would be a excellent HVAC instructor. I had a woman instructor for my 2nd half of HVAC school program for 1/2 day who was a awesome teacher and worked in the HVAC field for 23 years for SEARS and was very patient with students. She was also a ex flower child/ biker chick from the 60-70's and very mechanically inclined.She made sure I graduated at top of my class with a A+ grade average. Thanks for teaching the HVAC trade to younger people who as you know not many want to work with their hands these days.My HVAC class had 38 students and we had a 10 year reunion and only 7 students were still in the HVAC trade which was very sad.Keep up the videos as I enjoy watching them.Take Care !!
Thanks Coolmandude1000!
Excellent demonstration
Thanks Drummer!
Thank you this was very useful to me
Thanks a lot JunSeo Park!
Great tips . Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Good training. Thanks
Thanks Lance!
Excelente video tanks a lot.
I use the snips the other way around, I think that’s why people call lefty snips righty’s I try to make the scrap where I’d have to pull up on so the disfigurement on the final piece isn’t as bad
Great video
Thanks Pops McCartney, and thank you for your support!
thank you great video my friend
Thanks for the visit
Thank you soooo much !!!
Thank you very helpful
Glad to help Jose!
Thank you!
You're welcome!
Great Post
Thanks Blue Collar!
Also you should use bull noses for cutting s and drive it’s so much better
I have been looking for a V grove duct board cutter. We mostly use duct board for our supply box and return. I didn't know if you knew of any reputable sites that might sell this tool. I looked on amazon and they currently do not have it. The brand I was using was malco and it did a good job. Thanks man
You are looking for the Malco FasGroov system or individual FG tools. I will send you an email, thanks
Good stuff!!!
Thanks Steven!
Great video. Do you have any videos showing how to connect metal duct to duct board such as a metal transition coming off a ahu and connecting to the supply plenum which is duct board. Thanks.
Actually at this time Wayne, I don't, thanks!
What tools are needed to do duct and fiberglass work in construction ?
Very helpful
Glad you think so!
I like to put some duct sealer (pookie) on the inside of the rings 1: it makes the flex slide right on, and 2: when it dries up it locks the flex on even more along with the Zip tie. When doing demo on duct that was installed this way, just rip the flex off that’s your best bet lol.
Nice, thanks Stay Woke!
Hi Acservicetech, can I get some advice on preventive maintenance checklist..
I want to be a pro like you,
thank you for uploading this videos, I'm learning alot from you..
I would like to put a video like that out in the future, thanks paolo!
Good video man but one question for you where are your gloves ?
Outstanding primer on the tools, thanks. I wish I understood half the terms of ductwork construction you used, but I've got the tools now and you've got lots of videos to go.
Say, what's your service area?
-Neil
I am an HVACR teacher as well as business owner in Cape May County which is the southern most tip of NJ
good job
Thanks a lot J D!
what guage sheet metal should I use?
just landed a job as an installer and I was handed a list of tools to purchase and I wanted to know if it normal for the employee to purchase all the tools and not the employer? list consisted of these tools in the video so I say thank you for explaining the purpose and how to use them.
Typically the tech purchases their own hand tools and the business will supply the larger electrical tools.
Are you still an installer? I just finished my first year. We supply our own tools but our company will replace broken ones.
Great video. Any books out there to learn basic of sheet metal work
I eventually will build them but I do not have any at this point. I am not sure what the best one would be, thanks
I'm starting my sheetmetal apprentice job next week so helpful anybody has any idea of what they do thanks
Javier, you are doing the right thing, research as much as you can ahead of time, ask questions and just do your best. there is likely a reason that they hired you even though you don't have experience. They saw something in you so just continue to do what you can and research at night when learning , thanks!
Hello Javier, I just seen your comment on this channel which is awesome by the way! I may have some layout videos that might help during your apprenticeship
How do you use the scratch tool at 2:50? What keeps it from marking several points at once?
you tilt it a little when you slide it along the edge. We make better ones at the shop but this one seems nifty.
great
Thanks Dennis N!
i need to learning😂
26 gauge metal? Great video
Yes, I always use 26 gauge for everything if I can help it. Sometimes I get stuck using 30 gauge round but not that often. I buy
4' X8' X 26 gauge to make plenums and transitions with, thanks Channel Cat Chaser!
Million dollar video
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See....i never knew what the notches were the clinchdown
From iraq my greeting
Can't you just use a set of offset snips & avoid doubling up on snip sets?
Those are very good at cutting circles, however they are a little more bulky in the bags and they don't work well for a lot of things. Offsets are good at what they are good at. If you know how to use the shown snips, then you don't need to double up anyways. Good question and bringing up tools
Dude, safety first always and I said always use glove when working with metal sheets
Yes an accident can happen quickly so wear gloves when working in the field, thanks!
A true metal worker rarely wears gloves. They are careful and conscious about their environment. Worst injury I ever had was a 6" oval 45deg elbow cutting through my glove and my thumb tendon. Gloves are dangerous at times. Unnecessary for layout and bench fab.
CANT THE RETURN METAL TRUCK, BE THE SAME SIZE AS SUPPLY.
Set it at 6" but it's actually 3". I've been trying to convince girls of that my entire life.
Get yourself a wimco scriber
Kay parj his
BULLNOSE not bulldog.
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