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Why does a crooked field cut make spiral duct run out of line

1st YearRound, Spiral & Flat Oval DuctStandard Correction

Square the pipe end before continuing. A crooked spiral cut pushes every downstream joint off the laser line.

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Plain-English answer

Round pipe wants a square end. If the cut wanders, the next fitting seats crooked and the whole run starts walking away from layout.

Wrap the pipe with a proper template, scribe a square line, trim the bad end, deburr it, and recheck the run centerline before stacking more pipe behind the mistake.

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The spiral run at [location] is walking off the laser because the last cut is out of square. I marked a clean wrap line. Do you want me to trim it square before adding the next joint?

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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.

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