wr0ngway Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Making a sculpture out of old stove pipe, a giant tin man with an eternal flame heart. Need to cut pieces of stove pipe, sheet metal, probably all about 14 -18 ga. Using tiny sheet metal screws for connections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironmike Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Aviation style sheet metal snips . . . http://www.harborfreight.com/aviation-snips-3-pc-62157.html These were a pleasant surprise, more robust than I expected . . . and inexpensive ($12 for all three - yes, you'll need all three; different cutting angles). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wr0ngway Posted November 12, 2016 Author Share Posted November 12, 2016 got them, thanks! Looks like they'll work great. I might give him the skis too, at least for the winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furbird Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Tin snips are fine for straight, thin metal, but for thicker metal, or already shaped metal, I use an electric angle grinder with cutoff wheels. Air cutoff tools take a TON of air, and spin so fast that when the wheels break (and they will) they become projectiles. The electric grinder doesn't spin as fast and the cutoff wheels are thicker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spicholy Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 On 11/12/2016 at 5:36 PM, Furbird said: Tin snips are fine for straight, thin metal, but for thicker metal, or already shaped metal, I use an electric angle grinder with cutoff wheels. Air cutoff tools take a TON of air, and spin so fast that when the wheels break (and they will) they become projectiles. The electric grinder doesn't spin as fast and the cutoff wheels are thicker. Yep, this. From an ex- tinknocker. Use a a cutoff wheel for the round tube and snips for the flat work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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