Cutting Steel Sheet Tin Snips

Even plastic car panel and wire cutting jobs can be done with a good pair of these hand metal cutters.

Cutting steel sheet tin snips.

Lift the cutoff strip and roll it to the side to prevent it from binding on the tin snips handle. Open the cutters as wide as you can at the start of each stroke and make long smooth strokes. This cutter has two blades that cut a 13 64 wide strip peel it back for smooth edges with little distortion. There are many kinds of tin snips like aviation snips that are named after their importance in the manufacturing of planes and other aircraft.

Choose between red blue or yellow snips based on the cut direction. How to cut sheet metal method 1 of 4. Make long strokes for long straight cuts. Making detailed cuts with.

This tin snip is 9 3 4 inches long with a 1 1 2 inch cut. Also known as aviation snips this cutter has a double hinge that provides high cutting force with low gripping pressure. Wiss is a great brand for the tin snips category and one of the largest hand tool manufacturers in the world. Tin snips can be used for crafting both metal artwork or corrugated roofing metals.

Although very slowly snips will give you clean controlled cuts. Tin snips function like scissors for cutting metal panels. Cutting straight lines with an electric saw. Smooth edge high force sheet metal cutters.

Wax your saw blade before cutting sheet metal. It provides high resistance to tooth breakage and longer blade life. Straight cut tin snips whether you re cutting galvanized stainless steel or plastic corrugated sheets tin snips can handle it. They re also great for making small cuts and help you with detailed work.

Tough molybdenum steel in the grip makes it slip resistant. They look like say gardening shears but they re intended to cut varying gauges of aluminum steel tin and even vinyl siding.