There is so much bad info on RU-vid and then you come across a gem of a channel like this one. Clear, concise, & correct. Thanks for helping a refer mechanic sharpen up his metal shaping skills.
This video made my morning. I havent made a square to round in probably 6 or 7 years. Couldn't find my Richard Budzig book. Built a 14x20 to 24in round fitting. Came out awesome. Now i need a beader and a spot welder for my new shop.
Great video! Going to school for sheetmetal soon hopefully! Lots of install experience but very limited in the shop. Was great to see someone make one!
Thanks for your comment. I hope you enjoy school, and if you ever wonder or have any question? Simply let me know and I just might put a video out there for you.
Excellent layout and step by step I am a retired US Navy welder sheet metal pattern maker I learned something new thank you Best to you sheet metal worker
I haven't had to hand lay out a square to round in over 11 years, but yesterday because the plasma table was shut down, from air compressor. I needed this video. thanks
Made my first two square to round fittings with the help of your video. Mine were 6 1/2" square x 8" round. So the plan view drawing was a little bit funky. But it worked fine. Thank you
Awesome video! Thanks a bunch! I haven’t done this since college and might need to do it as part of a skills test for a new job. Cheers! Keep up the great videos
Great video man thank you, I’m doing a competition for my Local as an apprentice and this is one of the fitting I half to make. You explained it the same exact way my instructor did so this was/is very helpful.
Thanks for the comment Dominick, I went to a Local comp myself a long time ago. Congratulations on being selected for the local rep and good luck, no matter the outcome, you’re already a winner.
Thank you! A simpler bend?? If I understand correctly, you don’t have access to a bender? If that’s the case, you could form it by applying pressure with both hands over a round pipe, conical pipe even better. In the trade we can also use sheet metal stakes.
@@sheetmetalwork i have a 18 inch hand bender, but the issue I'm having is I'm trying to make 4x10 floor boots. I don't exactly need to go rec to round. More a long the lines of the rectangle 4x10 down to a pan I can cut a hole into for my 6inch flex. Joins are on 2 foot center so I have room, but have tried for weeks to get the bends right and can't figure it out. Trying to get the pan to work out on the 4 inch side of the boot.
I assume you are installing floor registers in the boots? Again I am not quite sure of the issue you’re dealing with, but hardware stores do sell 4x10 x 6”Rd boots. The 3 most common boots are the Angle boot, the Universal boot and the one I think you’re looking for, is called an End boot. 🤞
The patterns for the AB and the EB requires triangulation from an elevation view ( just more steps). You might want to look at buying the one you want, open it up and flatten it out, there’s your pattern. When there’s a will there’s a way :) good luck.
I plan on demonstrating many of the hand tools, bench and floor equipment that I possibly can in the near future. That’s the plan, but finding time is my issue.
@@sheetmetalwork Thank you so much for your quick response. I've found the hand press for the same but considering we also have thickness upto 5-6mm thick in SS304 we might have to go for a hydraulic or motorized version of the same.
I appreciate your explanations but can I suggest that it would be far easier to follow if the reference numbers, letters and marked lines were done with more visual clarity, perhaps maybe making the references bigger in permanent marker
Thanks for your feedback Ian, I really do appreciate it and I will try to do so on my next videos. The funny thing is that I was taught not to use a marker, only a scribe for better accuracy. I have more years of a fabricator/Installer than I do as a cinematographer 😀 Thanks!
@@sheetmetalwork 100% agree on the accuracy of the scriber to do the job for real but to demonstrate clearer markings, larger references would help. BTW I appreciate your videos as I have found yours are among the best I’ve found on this subject (which I’m no expert in)
I completely understand this going from a 10" x 8" to a 7" circle but I'm having trouble going from a 6 3/4" x 4 3/4" rectangle to a 6" circle. Help anyone please???
Draw a plan/top view of the rect 6.75" x 4.75" with a 6" circle in dead center. Use the same procedures as in the video. Just a heads up, the pattern will be much flatter or should I say, not as much rise. This is due to the perimeter of the rectangle, and the circumference of the circle, are nearly the same. Good luck Johnny.
@@sheetmetalwork I like your videos I’m new to this. Which one do you suggest I start with? The triangulation video reminds me of how a boat is lofted from a table of off sets.
