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 using the right tin snip for ...

Here's a video that demonstrates the basic hobo tin-can stove. The host uses power tools to cut the fuel hole quickly, but you can easily do it with a knife or tin snips and a little patience.

For casual use, tin snips were really the only choice from an economical standpoint. And, for the most part, they did (and do) the job-on my hands as well!

We visit Old Anvil Speed to see how to easily fill small holes in sheetmetal using basic tools and a MIG welder.

There’s no reason to use a hacksaw in a modern farm shop. Cutting metal on a farm often used to involve either an oxy-acetylene torch, a hacksaw or tin snips. If a shop was “high-tech,” it ...