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A manual cleat bender must be pushed completely home until the raw sheet metal hits the physical internal backstop lip of the tool slot. Slide the tool onto the edge, feel it bottom out square across the full span, and then pull the folding lever. If a.
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You use a manual hand cleat-bender tool to prep a raw duct end for a flat S-slip connection. You slap the bender onto the metal edge, but don't check that it's seated all the way home. When you pull the handle, it only folds over \frac14-inch of the lip, creating a crimped edge that won't slide into the slip pocket.
A manual cleat bender must be pushed completely home until the raw sheet metal hits the physical internal backstop lip of the tool slot. Slide the tool onto the edge, feel it bottom out square across the full span, and then pull the folding lever. If a. The likely recovery is to check the tool setup, correct the prep or technique if it is within your assignment, and bring the journeyman or foreman clean information before the work creates rework overhead.
Use this as training guidance. Foreman direction, approved drawings, project specs, manufacturer instructions, employer safety policy, and AHJ/code requirements always control the final answer.