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MECHANICAL SHEAR

June 1, 2011

This 10-foot, 14-gauge mechanical shear comes with a manual front-operated quick-set back gauge using a two-turn to 32-inch position with digital reading.

MOUNTS

June 1, 2011

Gripnail has introduced its new Tack-Mounts to help make the installation of machinery wiring faster and easier.

GASKETED FITTINGS

June 1, 2011

Hranec Sheet Metal Inc. has launched its new gasketed fitting. This gasketed spiral duct system prevents air leakage and is self-sealing.

Revisiting SNIPS' 75th Anniversary

This is an updated version of an article that originally appeared in March 2007 as part of Snips’ 75th anniversary.

Michael McConnell

April 1, 2011

You can’t write a history of Snips magazine without including a lot about the Carter family.

A Carter was involved in its publication from 1932 until the day it was sold to BNP Media, then called Business News Publishing Co., in 1997. A fourth-generation Carter even helped close the magazine’s suburban Chicago offices.

Develop symmetrical fittings in ductwork with unparallel planes

A symmetrical fitting using the short or simplified method

Bud Goodman

July 1, 2008

This article describes Frank O’Rourke’s fourth rule of triangulation.

Increased productivity helping to improve sheet metal shops

Dennis Sowards

June 1, 2008

There are many myths about how sheet metal shops can improve. Many of these are built on the faulty assumption that contractors want shop efficiency.

One fits all

Jim Segroves

April 1, 2008

Specific data is not readily available, but it is generally believed that the vast majority of HVAC sheet metal shops are one- to three-worker shops with each fabricating an annual volume of less than 100,000 pounds of ductwork.

Putting a twist fitting in ductwork

Use basic triangulation to make a twisted fitting

Bud Goodman

January 1, 2008

As more building interiors incorporate open spaces and angled ceiling lines, exposing ductwork, putting a twist in fittings becomes more important.

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MECHANICAL SHEAR

MOUNTS

GASKETED FITTINGS

Revisiting SNIPS' 75th Anniversary

Develop symmetrical fittings in ductwork with unparallel planes

Increased productivity helping to improve sheet metal shops

One fits all

Putting a twist fitting in ductwork

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