Vicon Coil Line In a typical commercial job, the rectangular duct design averages 75% straight duct and 25% fittings. Investing in machinery that automates the straight duct portion of the job is a huge savings for the contractor in efficiency, manpower, and scrap loss. Such an investment is not cheap. Vicon recognizes that many shops […]
Cleatbender—Power Slip and Drive duct with Pittsburgh Lock Slip and Drive Duct is the most common method of connecting two assembled rectangular duct sections from end to end, referred to as the transverse connection. Preparing the duct for the Slip (a.k.a. Flat S Lock) , which connects the top and bottom , is much easier
Comparing the Pocket Depth and Hammer Over Edge on Pittsburgh Machines The hammer over edge is referred to by some contractors as the tail of the female Pittsburgh seam. It is the flange that is folded over itself when the Pittsburgh Lock is formed. The factory sets the Hammer Over Edge to 5/16″ long on their
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Flagler 20 Ga High Speed Flagler 20 ga High Speed Pittsburgh Machine Any fabricating machine that has been made the same exact way over four decades has certainly proven the test of time. But are sheet metal shops kidding themselves not questioning why some features of a standard 20 gauge Pittsburgh Machine couldn’t have at
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