Make long strokes for long straight cuts.
Cutting steel sheet tin snips.
Although very slowly snips will give you clean controlled cuts.
Also known as aviation snips this cutter has a double hinge that provides high cutting force with low gripping pressure.
They re also great for making small cuts and help you with detailed work.
Open the cutters as wide as you can at the start of each stroke and make long smooth strokes.
This tin snip is 9 3 4 inches long with a 1 1 2 inch cut.
Wax your saw blade before cutting sheet metal.
The cheapest tool for cutting tin and sheet metal accurately is with a simple pair of aviation snips a tool that s also known as tin snips.
How to cut sheet metal method 1 of 4.
Using tin snips for thin sheets.
They look like say gardening shears but they re intended to cut varying gauges of aluminum steel tin and even vinyl siding.
There are many kinds of tin snips like aviation snips that are named after their importance in the manufacturing of planes and other aircraft.
Tin snips function like scissors for cutting metal panels.
Straight cut tin snips whether you re cutting galvanized stainless steel or plastic corrugated sheets tin snips can handle it.
Even plastic car panel and wire cutting jobs can be done with a good pair of these hand metal cutters.
Choose between red blue or yellow snips based on the cut direction.
Tin snips can be used for crafting both metal artwork or corrugated roofing metals.
Making detailed cuts with.
Wiss is a great brand for the tin snips category and one of the largest hand tool manufacturers in the world.
Smooth edge high force sheet metal cutters.
This cutter has two blades that cut a 13 64 wide strip peel it back for smooth edges with little distortion.
Long straight cuts are easier to make with large tin snips.
Tough molybdenum steel in the grip makes it slip resistant.
