Cleatbender—Manual

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Cleatbender—Manual

“Turning the Drive” on a manual Cleatbender:  The steps required for turning the edge for a Drive Cleat

The steps required for turning the edge for a Drive Cleat…
 
Insert duct work into Cleatbender
Make sure it’s lined up evenly
With one hand reach over and pull up the upper handle all the way towards the duct section
Reach over and pull up the lower handle and pull it to same position as upper
This continues the turn of this flange

Then push both handles back away from the ductwork…
… letting go of the lower handle
But pull the upper handle forward again to continue turning this edge from 60 to 90 to 130 degrees
Lifting Upper handle one more time to finish into a 180 degree hem

This completes the Drive Turn

What’s your shop’s record on turning drives in a single day period?

Sign at machine shop in Mobile reads “800 Dr in 6 hr 3-29-09 Rick” indicating a record of 800 drives turned manually in a single day!
Tennsmith Model 24 Manual Cleatbender
 
A Cleatbender turns a flat edge 180 degrees to prepare it for the Drive Cleat.  For each drive turn, there are three handle pulls:  the top to start, the bottom handle to almost complete then release the starting position and the top handle again to finish off.
 

What machine does your shop use for turning the drive