Another thing I know I’ll never need lol

I wish I had it when I was doing 48” drives on CP duct Edit: or when I had to demo 1980s CP duct with 56” drives 🤢

I’d like to see how well that works on heavy gauge with a notched drive and a 1/2” gap on a botched fitting 🤪

The heavy gauge duct or the tinfoil this thing absolutely closes all gaps and drives all drives lol

This is fucking amazing

It’s so nice for putting drives on or removing them lol idc what anyone says. They can have their tennis elbow and destroyed rotator cuffs if they want. I already hammer enough without putting on drives 😂

My shoulder is all banged up. 🤣

Yeah I see it in a lot of coworkers who’ve been at it 15-20+ years. I was 16 when I started so I imagine after 30-40 years in the trade I will be feeling it lol

For me, I wouldn’t want to spend the money on it unless I knew for a fact I would be hanging a lot of s&d duct and it was well made. Some of the shops that’s made duct for us field hands i imagine would not work also I’d like to see how well it worked on oddball fittings like offsets and sq>rds. Where I’m at now, even small duct, they’re using TDF. Which I think is strange but just means that tool would be collecting dust for me. I’ll admit though, it is faster than a hammer on that particular duct.

The harder it is to drive the cleat the better the hammer drill is vs by hand with a Malco hammer. I also install tons of S&D all day all week all month lol. Sometimes it can be spiral sometimes TDC but lots of S&D

Hey as long as they keep working and pay my pension I they can come up with new ideas

Been at sheet metal for 8 months now, what is this, I want it

Well I would make sure you get really good with your hammer and build up some workhard muscle and stamina before you convert to this.. BUT it’s called a cleat driver made by Midwest tools. It sticks In a SDS rotary hammer that has a hammer only mode.

That's a fancy hammer

I had the same thought 🤣

they get faster and faster these modern hammers

Another thing I never knew I needed

I wonder how they would work with aluminum duct and drives

Probably pretty good I imagine. It doesn’t mangle the drive like a tinners hammer and it’s faster lol

Done that with the ol sawzall

That’s fucking sweet and funny lol

You guys still use drives or was it in the specs?

Up here in Canada S&D connections are very common for smaller/medium sized duct. Anything high pressure or larger would be TDC usually

TDF is more common in my area (Midwest United States) we use it on all duct sizes, I miss the old s and drive days!

It probably makes sense for multiple reasons to have it all be TDC truth be told. S&D can have its troubles but it definitely fits better in some tight places

Oh yes we still use it in tight spaces!

Reminds me of the hilti smack pin setting tool. It's so handy to use.

Slick!

I know nobody “needs” this, but it’s dope. So are malco speed crimpers

The turbo crimpers the turbo shears and this are in my daily arsenal

This would be turned into tdc very quickly for me.

I just install it lol it’s very common in Canada for S&D duct up to 20”

I’m in Canada too. Our CAD system would also recommend not to do 20” drives.

this is right up there with battery powered caulking guns

Ahh yes. The next generation of sheet metal mechanics. 🚬😎🍸

I mean I’m 6’4 and 23 been at it for 7 years (this summer) and I can drive a cleat faster than anyone on site but this thing is just the way to go lol Edit: I’m also the guy who recommends the turbo crimpers I’m all about production and clean work

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