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What's the difference between red, green, and yellow aviation snips?1st Year · Check first When should I use a folding tool (bar folder) versus hand seamers?1st Year · Check first What is the proper way to set a wedge anchor (drop-in) in concrete without blowing out the hole?1st Year · Check first How do I know what size masonry bit to use for a 3/8" rod anchor?1st Year · Check first What's the safest way to cut spiral duct with a grinder or sawzall?1st Year · Check first How do I correctly use a duct stretcher without bending the drive?1st Year · Check first What's the trick to seating a stubborn Pittsburgh seam on a large rectangular fitting?1st Year · Check first How do I keep my cordless batteries from dying in cold weather?1st Year · Learn / Reference How do I cut a spin-in collar into a piece of round spiral duct?2nd Year · Check first How do I keep my flex duct cuts clean without tearing the inner core?2nd Year · Check first How do I build an end-cap out of flat metal in the field?2nd Year · Check first How do I field-cut a tap into the side of a massive low-pressure trunk line?2nd Year · Check first How do I fix a round pipe that's been crushed during shipping so it fits together?2nd Year · Learn / Reference How do I coordinate with the roofer before cutting the roof deck for a new curb?3rd Year · Check first How do I lay out a round lateral (wye) branch using a template?3rd Year · Check first We are short on 24x24 duct, but we have a plasma cutter and flat stock. How do I fabricate it entirely in the field?4th Year · Stop / Verify Why is galvanized steel touching copper a problem?2nd Year · Stop and get direction Is galvanized spiral duct okay for natatorium or chlorine pool air?3rd Year · Stop and get direction Why do wrong fasteners corrode aluminum louver frames?3rd Year · Stop / get direction Why should pneumatic sheet metal tools be oiled daily?1st Year · Field Reference Why should a helper inspect extension cords before running power tools?1st Year · Stop / get direction Why does a short flange lip make an S-cleat joint fail?1st Year · Field Reference How do I avoid the red-snip right-hand bind (using the wrong color)?1st Year · Field Reference How do I avoid the full-jaw apex tear (over-closing the snips)?1st Year · Field Reference How do I avoid the loose bull-nose pivot drift?1st Year · Field Reference How do I avoid the short-jaw fold slip (wavy flange edges)?1st Year · Field Reference How do I avoid the over-bitten pittsburgh seam (crushing the pocket)?1st Year · Field Reference How do I avoid the twisted right-angle drill shock (the wrist-snapper)?1st Year · Coordinate before final work How do I avoid the blown-fused cordless charger circuit?1st Year · Field Reference How do I avoid the whipping un-tethered impact driver drop?1st Year · Stop and verify What tool should a helper grab when the journeyman calls for common sheet metal tasks?1st Year · Field Reference