I know nothing about sheet metal work. This was fascinating and educational for me. Where do you get the S locks from? Do you make them at the shop or purchase them?
Great technique! For those that want to cross brake the plenum or any metal ductwork it's easy to do without a brake. Before assembly, I use a straight edge and a screen spline roller, but a screw driver, awl, etc works too, lay the metal on cardboard on a hard surface. Place the straight edge from corner to corner and run tool applying downward pressure along straight edge. Rotate metal 90° and repeat. Do this to the inside facing metal for functional and professional looking HVAC metal work.
Around 2011, I replaced the furnace in my (low) attic. The ridiculously time consuming step was building two transitions in place for the new unit. I think I spent much of two days building it piece by piece. This was before UA-cam built up so much knowledge. Today my jaw dropped when I watched how straightforward it is when you know what you are doing. Great video, thanks for sharing! I am gearing up for a new evaporator installation, and I feel empowered.
Michael, thanks for taking your time to share this video with the public. I had a rush job done for an off set plenum almost like what you showed in this video and it was awful. I did some sheet metal work in school about 40 years ago, but seeing you demonstrate, made it very easy for me to put this together, really appreciate you doing this video.
was always taught to cross break the sheet before putting it in to reduce flex in the metel when the blower kicks on, though depending on the surface area it may or may not be an issue. I wish more installers made transitions like this though.
@@Bridgesc3 not a waste of time, it reduces popping. Just say you don’t cross brake, don’t call it a waste of time, it only takes about 15 secs to cross brake 😂
This was exactly the video I needed to see. Other videos just show how to make a square one but I am going to have to cut the existing plenum box because the new electric furnace is taller than the old one. Thanks for making the video.
I am in the process of replacing my 40 year old furnace and AC coil with a MrCool Universal heat pump system. This video was exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for the easy to follow video tutorial. Now, off to the hardware store to get the required hardware. Cheers!
great video, i would recommend cross breaking the metal to reduce duct flex noise though. in the field i usually lay the old furnace down, flex the metal along a corner, and use a rubber mallet to get my cross break if i don't have my break with me.
I spent hundreds of hours in our sheet metal shop. I really enjoy the metalwork and love to see videos banging metal! Please do more! Get Ralph Wolf to do some as well!
I DON’N KNOW MUCH ENGLISH, BUT I UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING FROM THIS VIDEO!!!! GRACIAS 🙏 WHOEVER READ THIS COMMENT GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!!!!!!! Peace and love
Wow this is simply the best video on a transition that I have ever seen.Thanks for the knowledge.I would love to work with you because you are a great teacher.
Boy that makes my life way easier. I have my air handler and duct plenum suspended and needed to merge an existing supply plenum that has multiple takeoffs and I didn't want to have to recreate the plenum. On the return I made a new box but your video is awesome in making the transition from a 20 x 17 in plenum to a 12 x 20 off my air handler. Whew!!!
This was the best episode of My name is Earl, I love how beat the crap out of his safety glasses on the bench with the sheet metal and forgot to cross break, good job on the transition though.
Really great video, I have never tried using S-Lock on the corners, I would always just screw into the bend but it’s always troublesome, will definitely save this video for future reference.
This is a great video. So much room to work and do high quality work. I’d like to see a good video of duct board transition in a closet with the only access being the front of the closet. That’s the situation we have along the Gulf Coast
Great tip on using the screen roller. I wouldn't have expected it to work so well. I'm thinking one of those thin, expanded rubber yoga mats would make a good semi-rigid backer surface when forming the cross break. Just don't tell my wife I'm going to use hers to try this technique.
Great video, this is something all apprentices should learn. The only thing I do a bit different is to mastic the inside before doing the last piece... maybe a bit overkill.
Next time s/m screw from the inside corners in the back and then duct mastic everything from the inside on the back seams, top seams and side seams before sliding on your face plate, then all you got left to duct mastic is the face plate. At our shop we use FSK insulation and never use bubble wrap, mainly because it doesn't have an R value. However, that was an excellent demonstration on field transitions. Maybe next time you can show them how to do it without s-locks when it is in a tight closet. When we do one of those we bend the sides and not the back or front and just use a flat piece of metal for the back and the face plate. One other thing you might remind them to put a little cross break so there won't be any oil canning. Again good job.
He did actually say that there's multiple ways to skin this cat. However, I'm with you and would like to see a couple more videos, showing him skin the cat some other ways, to boot.
Just an electrician but still amased when I see was how they can make a transition from round to square or even a rectangular duct. Reducing offsets look impossible to do. First thing my eye goes to in a new commercial site is the electrical then the duct work. At a 65 man maintenance shop that I worked in they had a tin knocker who could build anything out of sheet metal and never had much scrape left over. He would place eight 90 degree bends to make packing conveyor lines that had lowered lay down area on both sides to store material or parts that had to go onto conveyor belt. He always deburred edges then bent back edge 180 degrees back into itself so workers could not get cut. I was surprised when I made a sucessfull single 90 degree bend in a piece of sheet metal. Guys are absolute artist who make great duct work.
I wish there was a training course at some kind of school for this... Not knowing sheet metal is what holds me back. I live in New Jersey and no school for sheet metal is around. Most trade schools don't even touch this, period
I'm a service and testing Tech for Fluid Chillers Corporation. I have mad respect for Builders and fabricators. My background is electrical and Diagnostics. But I can't build or fabricate something for the life of me. Electricians and plumbers also have mad skills with fabricating. But they typically leave me alone when it comes to diagnosing or commissioning a huge ultra low temperature chiller. LOL
Learned a lot. I'm a perfectionist and never been happy with my transitions. Thanks much. Would you recommend placing mastic on the inside back connection before fitting the front side?
I think this is a very good video from start to finish. The only thing I noticed immediately is there is no flex duct connector. I My understanding it that its required by code on both sides (in h out) of furnace to reduce duct vibration/noise in duct system.
Nice looking transition. I was wondering if you would recommend using mastek inside where you can? Or would you just put it on the outside? What about aluminum tape?
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I know nothing about sheet metal work. This was fascinating and educational for me. Where do you get the S locks from? Do you make them at the shop or purchase them?
Any supply house that sell sheet metal fitting will carry S lock.
All materials are common at supply houses that provide metal / ductwork.
Surprisingly enough lowes has it too
A M We make them on a Pittsburgh machine.
Yes, it was easy just do not confuse S locks with ass plugs
Easiest duct transition I've seen so far. Explained very well. Nice job
Been in sheet metal for 10 years and this is the way. Great job!
Solid video guys. Not a lot of sheet metal videos out there. Thank you for taking the time and creating solid content.
Great technique! For those that want to cross brake the plenum or any metal ductwork it's easy to do without a brake. Before assembly, I use a straight edge and a screen spline roller, but a screw driver, awl, etc works too, lay the metal on cardboard on a hard surface. Place the straight edge from corner to corner and run tool applying downward pressure along straight edge. Rotate metal 90° and repeat. Do this to the inside facing metal for functional and professional looking HVAC metal work.
Around 2011, I replaced the furnace in my (low) attic. The ridiculously time consuming step was building two transitions in place for the new unit. I think I spent much of two days building it piece by piece. This was before UA-cam built up so much knowledge. Today my jaw dropped when I watched how straightforward it is when you know what you are doing. Great video, thanks for sharing! I am gearing up for a new evaporator installation, and I feel empowered.
This deserves more upvotes. Thanks for taking your time and breaking it down.
Michael, thanks for taking your time to share this video with the public. I had a rush job done for an off set plenum almost like what you showed in this video and it was awful. I did some sheet metal work in school about 40 years ago, but seeing you demonstrate, made it very easy for me to put this together, really appreciate you doing this video.
was always taught to cross break the sheet before putting it in to reduce flex in the metel when the blower kicks on, though depending on the surface area it may or may not be an issue. I wish more installers made transitions like this though.
That's pretty much the way I always made them, and cross-broke everything. Cross-braking looks a little nicer too.
Waste of time
@@Bridgesc3 trolling?
@@Bridgesc3 not a waste of time, it reduces popping. Just say you don’t cross brake, don’t call it a waste of time, it only takes about 15 secs to cross brake 😂
Nice job. I bet you've taught a lot of grateful techs over the years. At least I hope they are grateful.
Nice way to lead off - "the easiest way for me to do it" - no judgement or pretense. Thanks!
Lied on my resume and boss wants me to make a transition. Here I am. Lol thanks man
Great video! I need to make a plenum connection and this was really helpful.
This was exactly the video I needed to see. Other videos just show how to make a square one but I am going to have to cut the existing plenum box because the new electric furnace is taller than the old one. Thanks for making the video.
I am in the process of replacing my 40 year old furnace and AC coil with a MrCool Universal heat pump system. This video was exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for the easy to follow video tutorial.
Now, off to the hardware store to get the required hardware. Cheers!
great video, i would recommend cross breaking the metal to reduce duct flex noise though. in the field i usually lay the old furnace down, flex the metal along a corner, and use a rubber mallet to get my cross break if i don't have my break with me.
This is so far the best sheet metal video i have seen do far. Thanks for the video cheers 🍻
Nice video clean transition well simplified,
I’ve never use S drive it gives it a nice clean trim very well done’ keep up the good work
This is beautiful work. Very easy to follow. Thank you so much.
I spent hundreds of hours in our sheet metal shop. I really enjoy the metalwork and love to see videos banging metal! Please do more! Get Ralph Wolf to do some as well!
I DON’N KNOW MUCH ENGLISH, BUT I UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING FROM THIS VIDEO!!!! GRACIAS 🙏 WHOEVER READ THIS COMMENT GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!!!!!!! Peace and love
Great video, There should be more of this type at the HVAC School site to share the tricks of the trade.
Great video. I was trained too make cross breaks to prevent duct moving in and out when blower is running.
Really solid video, brought back memories of school thanks for sharing
This video was perfect! Thank you!
Great video, I've spent years as a tech but only done a little tin. What a treat
Great vid! I can make about any kind of transition and offset in the field myself , but I'm gonna show this to some of the guys at work.
Wow this is simply the best video on a transition that I have ever seen.Thanks for the knowledge.I would love to work with you because you are a great teacher.
Boy that makes my life way easier. I have my air handler and duct plenum suspended and needed to merge an existing supply plenum that has multiple takeoffs and I didn't want to have to recreate the plenum. On the return I made a new box but your video is awesome in making the transition from a 20 x 17 in plenum to a 12 x 20 off my air handler. Whew!!!
Beautiful work
This video was well put together. Great work. Thank you.
This was the best episode of My name is Earl, I love how beat the crap out of his safety glasses on the bench with the sheet metal and forgot to cross break, good job on the transition though.
YES!!! More more more more! a sheet metal series please!
Very helpful THANK YOU . What you showed is exactly what i need to do. Thank you for taking the time to make this video
Good afternoon This Is Mike from Amsterdam Holland I think you did A Great Job
Really great video, I have never tried using S-Lock on the corners, I would always just screw into the bend but it’s always troublesome, will definitely save this video for future reference.
Would love to have seen all the prep work, especially the offsets. Thanks for your videos very helpful.
Woulda been a long video
Great Video. You did very beautiful job ^_^. Thank you for sharing ^_^
This is a great video. So much room to work and do high quality work. I’d like to see a good video of duct board transition in a closet with the only access being the front of the closet. That’s the situation we have along the Gulf Coast
Thanks for posting this, it was really helpful! Lots of good tricks and tips!
This is great! been doing this for a while but I like the band saw for cutting the S locks. That way the ends are not crushed
Great tip on using the screen roller. I wouldn't have expected it to work so well. I'm thinking one of those thin, expanded rubber yoga mats would make a good semi-rigid backer surface when forming the cross break. Just don't tell my wife I'm going to use hers to try this technique.
Nice work fellow HVAC brotha
Great video, this is something all apprentices should learn. The only thing I do a bit different is to mastic the inside before doing the last piece... maybe a bit overkill.
Make it harder to get off that way. Outside can still look good
Great tips! Thank you!
Simple and looks goods. Thanks for sharing this
Really appreciate the video. Interesting use of tools. Only things I'd do is cross breaks and it doesn't take much take and reduces noise.
WOW 😳 Well played Sir. Well played.
Outstanding video thank you!
Next time s/m screw from the inside corners in the back and then duct mastic everything from the inside on the back seams, top seams and side seams before sliding on your face plate, then all you got left to duct mastic is the face plate. At our shop we use FSK insulation and never use bubble wrap, mainly because it doesn't have an R value. However, that was an excellent demonstration on field transitions.
Maybe next time you can show them how to do it without s-locks when it is in a tight closet. When we do one of those we bend the sides and not the back or front and just use a flat piece of metal for the back and the face plate.
One other thing you might remind them to put a little cross break so there won't be any oil canning.
Again good job.
He did actually say that there's multiple ways to skin this cat. However, I'm with you and would like to see a couple more videos, showing him skin the cat some other ways, to boot.
This is a great video. Just what I needed.
Just an electrician but still amased when I see was how they can make a transition from round to square or even a rectangular duct. Reducing offsets look impossible to do. First thing my eye goes to in a new commercial site is the electrical then the duct work. At a 65 man maintenance shop that I worked in they had a tin knocker who could build anything out of sheet metal and never had much scrape left over. He would place eight 90 degree bends to make packing conveyor lines that had lowered lay down area on both sides to store material or parts that had to go onto conveyor belt. He always deburred edges then bent back edge 180 degrees back into itself so workers could not get cut. I was surprised when I made a sucessfull single 90 degree bend in a piece of sheet metal. Guys are absolute artist who make great duct work.
Thank you, for taking the time to make this video.
Good Job man! neat work.
He’s smooth with it
making it look easy! About to start the pain.
Nice work!
Nice instructions 👍🏾 thank you
Well done beautiful work
absolutely fire video
Excellent video!
I have always done metal with double hem flat on furnace flange and obviously a cross brake
Yes. 1/2" hemmed foot on the furnace and cross break any piece taller than 6".
Well done. It looks great.
👍🏾👍🏾 pretty straightforward!!
Thanks for that helpful tip
I wish there was a training course at some kind of school for this... Not knowing sheet metal is what holds me back. I live in New Jersey and no school for sheet metal is around. Most trade schools don't even touch this, period
Bullshit.. train yourself man.. I did.. the only one holding you back is you.. This is training.. buy some sheetmetal and practice
Join a union
Great video, big thanks from Hong Kong.
Great job Michael! I learned a lot 👍
exactly what I was looking for, thanks a bunch
Awesome video.
Great job. Love your training. Please have more vids about duct strategy and installation for whole house or business. Thank you very much
Very professional, thank you.
GREAT VIDEO Brother 👊🏽👍🏽
Awesome Video thanks
nice work, You make it look easy! Thanks
Thanks for watching!
Great video
Well Done Michael. Thank You.
Makes it look easy. Nice
Very nice video ! Keep videos coming! Thanks
damn thats clean work. great craftsmanship. any video on insulation?
Much appreciated Thanks for sharing
I learned this style and refer to as washing it in .
How would you do this in a closet? And do you use insulated sheet metal? Or do you wrap it afterwards? Or is this a furnace only transition?
I'm a service and testing Tech for Fluid Chillers Corporation. I have mad respect for Builders and fabricators. My background is electrical and Diagnostics. But I can't build or fabricate something for the life of me. Electricians and plumbers also have mad skills with fabricating. But they typically leave me alone when it comes to diagnosing or commissioning a huge ultra low temperature chiller. LOL
Great job, very informative.
great video thank you
Wow great vid
Leave the back and front s-cleat longer, so you can fold around and screw to cover the holes on all the corners
I was gonna suggest this too 👌🏻
@@ethersecure2432 Thats what the guys did at my old company it looks a lot better and hides the gaps.
Unless you use Mastic like you're supposed to, then the fold over just looks like a big lump.
@@chadegillham1165 Use clear or even grey silicon, looks so much cleaner
Nice work!! Personally I would do a one piece transition and a door. All with a cross break
Cross break it and then just use a flange on the front piece and screw it to the furnace so that you can just remove the screws and then the panel.
Got a transition and offset all in the same video!
Learned a lot. I'm a perfectionist and never been happy with my transitions. Thanks much. Would you recommend placing mastic on the inside back connection before fitting the front side?
i would because sometimes you wont be able to get back there and saves a mess lol
I think this is a very good video from start to finish. The only thing I noticed immediately is there is no flex duct connector. I
My understanding it that its required by code on both sides (in h out) of furnace to reduce duct vibration/noise in duct system.
Steve lavamore got a great video on duct fabrication using the Hensley bender.
thank you for that! For the life of me I couldn't remember the name of that bender steve lav uses
I just did a transition today, wish I had the Hensley for cross braking. I had to use a 2x4.
Do you recall what his video is called?
Nice looking transition. I was wondering if you would recommend using mastek inside where you can? Or would you just put it on the outside? What about aluminum tape?
Great job king, thank you
Good job. Great idea.
Looks good
Yooooo furnaces are lit!
Definitely going to thump. Blower on and off.
Hey good video about sheet metal ducting. Question do you guys use p3 ducting speaking about transitioning. Or phenol ducting