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Sheet metal tools: Malco
bonneyman:
An angled hand seamer. They do offer a straight variety, but the angle version is much easier to use.
bonneyman:
A 5-fingered crimper. Used for joining sections of vent pipe together. When you're connecting several lengths of say 6 inch pipe together, being the same size doens't allow them to slide into one another. The crimper puts an accordion looking edge on a pipe - effectively making the hole a tad smaller - so it will slide into the next piece.
bonneyman:
Mid size shear and zip tie tightening tool. Originally the shear was all-steel. This newer model has steel cutting blades and an aluminum handle. Saves alot of weight over long days. They make several versions - some smaller (shears) and one bigger (bulldog). Depending on how thick a sheet metal you're cutting or how tight a circle you need to cut.
The tie tool is used for installing round flex duct.
bonneyman:
A round hole cutter. Used with a drill, it quickly allows one to cut perfectly round circles in metal duct so round flex duct can be tied into it.
bonneyman:
Some non-Malco tools.
Pop rivet gun made by Emhart and a Roper-Whitney punch, also a pair of shears (Pexto and Wiss). The pop rivet gun is a high-end model made for the aerospace industry. No longer made, I snagged not one but two examples form different pawn shops about 3 weeks apart. Originally going for around $70, the company was bought out by Stanley in 2014 (?), who - wanting to keep production domestic - increased the price to compensate for that (to $169). Sales plummeted, and they dropped it the following year. I have several other rivet guns as well for around the house tasks.
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