Are We Crimping Your Style?

Malco’s recent introduction of a RedLine Handled 5-Blade Crimper has prompted some questions about crimping technique.  Is there a right way or a wrong way, or perhaps a preferred way for the user to orient the crimper in the hand when crimping around the edge of round sheet metal duct, venting or stove pipe?

How does crimping overhead, on a workbench or at floor level change how you work?  Do you change the upper and lower handle orientation around in your hand in order to complete the crimping task?  Is there a preference for blade orientation?  Three blades inside the pipe and two blades outside, or two blades in and three blades out? 

Sometimes shop talk can seem overly detailed about aspects of a product or task that, on the surface, would not appear to be a topic for much discussion.  But, Malco is in the business of marketing the RedLine Crimper to all potential end-users and we want to hear all the detailed feedback you care to share about a product that is very important to us and industry pros like yourself.

So, how do you crimp?  Share with us in this blog!   You can click Malco Products RedLine Video to see a short close-up of the Malco RedLine Handled Crimper in action.