Who would have thought we need instruction on tin snips?

I think I would add that getting the waste down to just 1/8" makes it a lot easier to cut, because its less that has to curl up, that makes it easier to concentrate on cutting straight.
 
I used them wrong for years, always found myself using them for final trimming and precise cuts and gave up using them for large cuts. A very accurate cutting tool though that nobody should be without. That video was a great explanation of how and why they work.
 
I was told and always believed that the right was for right hand circular cuts and the straights for straight (go figure) etc. Been struggling with those straights for years. Amazing what you can "make a tool do" when you are determined. LOL
 
Bob Hollinshead;15854 said:
I used them wrong for years, always found myself using them for final trimming and precise cuts and gave up using them for large cuts. A very accurate cutting tool though that nobody should be without. That video was a great explanation of how and why they work.
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I agree, an execellent how to and why to video.
Like he said at the start - when he was an apprentice. Beng an apprentice is a lot of learning something that seems obvious but isn't.

I work for a mechanical contractor and on many jobs a sheetmetal contractor is our sub.

Watch some of those guys do their thing is amazing art. A set of dividers a tape measure and their snips is all it takes for them to do some amazing work quickly.

The tin knockers showed me their preferred snips - Bessey Offset Lever Snips. If you are in the market for snips or just want more tools that work better get a pair of these they are awesome imho.
 
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