Cutting metal flashing or sheet metal with tin snips need not be a bloody job, nor leave ragged, warped metal edges. A pair of leather gloves prevents bloodshed, and a few tips about the different ...

Don't wreck a good pair of scissors trying to cut metal. You need a good pair of tin snips. Tin snips look and work a lot like scissors. For cutting circles and curves, use hawks-bill tin snips.

If you're working on a classic truck, sooner or later you'll need to cut metal. There are lots of tools designed for these tasks, and many beginners don't know which tools are essential and which ones ...

DEAR HELOISE: If you don't have any kitchen or food shears, try tinsnips. The idea came to me while trying to remove the backbone of a chicken. I washed them first, and they worked great! I was able ...

Several new industry developments are helping trade professionals take a new view at the architectural sheet metal industry. In our November 2019 issue of SNIPS, we dig deeper with the "architects" of ...