In this HVAC Training Video, I show How to Make a Sheet Metal Plenum in the Field! I Bend the Metal Cross Brakes and 90’s with a piece of Plywood! I Show the Measurements, Cuts, and Each Bend Step by Step. Supervision is needed by a licensed HVACR Tech while performing tasks as Experience and Apprenticeship garners Wisdom and Safety.
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Hello, thanks for the video. wondering where you get the big sheet metal. Lowes or home depot only have smaller sheets that are fairly expensive.
You ruined your gloves with the mastic!
Let’s go brandon 🍦🍦🍦👍🏿
Even though there's definitely some tech heavy videos on the channel (which are definitely helpful for knowing the terminology) I really like how practical the channel is overall.
I have to make a field set or plenum every 9 years. I just have never seen one that looks like a true professional did it. Building it with panels and/or S locks have always amateurish to me. A plenum made by a professional fab shop will always look superior, imo. Beading vs cross breaking, true pittsburgh's etc. I measure every job, and we show up with a plenums and/or duct that fits like a glove, because it was planned that way. It has always seemed to me the field ones were a couple notches, at best, better than a handy homeowner. We even do canvas connectors on 4/5 ton systems.
Field Expedient Plenum. Good Video
Great video thanks you are great teacher with detailed
This video just saved me thousands in startup cost.
Is aluminum foil is not 26 ga metal
NIce! I'm a homeowner – not a pro. I have a Malco brake but it's often easier and faster to fold up parts as you've showed rather than bother to set up the brake; the folding goes pretty fast and the results are slick.
Can you do a platinum supply coming off a furnace but that’s slanted and not aligned properly. / / kind of like that and also I’ve seen this one a lot / |
Well done. You cover every thing. Thanks
Excellent video. I like how you show us how to get the job done without the fancy shop equipments.
Thumbs Way Up!
Can this be used as a return 🤔?
Please have more of this type of video. THANKS.
Enjoy your realistic field work. Been this for some time now. Very accurate and helpful to many getting into the trades. Also setting a fine example wirh gloves and eye protection. Keep up with excelent videos.
Next time double ogee offset. Just kidding.
Perhaps field miter offsets with formula
OWL.
Where do you get the fold into from
You made it look so easy. Well done and very clear instructions. Thanks for a very informative video. Will watch more of your video.
Perfect u made it easy. For the top u think it’s better if u flip the cross break other way cause air blow into it? I know it’s not look conventional but it’s stronger against the wind.
Is that 26 gauge?
Nice job . Great tutorial
13:22 – You skipped the part where you cleaned the mastic off your gloves. Got any tips?
Can you do a transition plenum with dissimilar dimensions?
Thanks for the video =)
Great video man! I am currently working on a duct project as an HVAC contractor and this really showed me how easy it is and gave me good encouragement for tomorrow!
Great job . Do you know how to make the Pittsburgh lock by hand?
I usually use the door jams and frames to bend