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How to use tin snips to cut sheet metal.
Proceed with the cutting until you complete a circular shape.
Use curve cutting snips to cut circles.
Green snips are designed to cut clockwise curves and red snips to cut counterclockwise curves.
Pound the screwdriver at the back with a hammer to allow the tin snips into the metal sheet.
While you can cut down the middle of a large sheet of metal aviation snips are best for narrow strip removal.
There are at least a dozen types of tin snips and choosing just the right one can be confusing.
Punch a starter hole for a circular cutout with a straight blade screwdriver.
Compound snips also called aviation snips are color coded.
Tin snips have heavy blades that can cut through thin sheets of metal.
Use a screwdriver to punch a hole in the metal sheet.
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If you are committed to learning how to cut sheet metal by hand the cheapest solution by far would be using an aviation snip set.
The cutters are offset below the handle so you can keep your cutting hand above the work and the compound action allows you to cut thicker material with less effort.
Use green snips to cut clockwise and red snips to cut counterclockwise.
Pound on the back of the screwdriver with a hammer to puncture the metal and create an opening for the tin snips.
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They are essentially metal cutting scissors that are stronger and more durable than standard scissors.
