INTERNAL BETA — ALLOWANCES + GAUGE + SLOPE RULES ARE DRAFT STANDARDS: A WORKING TIN KNOCKER SETS THEM ONCE, THEN THEY HOLD

DuctShot

BA Steel — field duct run · transitions figured · single line + details · v0.5 BETA

0 · TEST LOADER (temporary)

1 · Job

2 · Start of run

Sizes in even inches, W×H. The run builds from here piece by piece.

3 · Build the run — piece by piece

    CHANGEOUT — unit swap adapter (measure both ends, get the spec)

    The service killer: new unit collar on one end, the OLD plenum opening on the other — nothing matches. Measure both, measure the gap, say which sides must stay flat. It hands you the adapter spec with the slope check.
    Duct is shop-fabbed, not stick-cut. The send IS the product: field → fab in one shot.

    PLAN — SINGLE LINE, like the drawings the old-timers read: route · turns · taps · drops (A → B)

    ELEVATION — side view: heights, offsets, rises

    DETAILS — the blowups: every fitting’s own card (single line carries the route, these carry the meat)

    Transitions, offsets, dodges and elbows land here with their numbers.

    The Math — shown, like always

    Piece List — connection allowances applied

    MarkPieceSizeSheet-cut lengthGa
    Waiting on the run…
    DuctShot is a takeoff aid. DRAFT engine — allowances, gauge table, and slope limits are placeholder standards until a working sheet metal foreman sets them (30 minutes — then they hold for every job). SMACNA and the AHJ govern. A product of BA Steel LLC · sister of PipeShot · INTERNAL — not for distribution.