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Originally posted by pHaestus
thanks for the info Jaydee! I have the straight ones. I will go get a set of left and right next time I goto Home Depot.
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There are great once you get the hang of them. You can cut near perfect circles just as quick as a hole saw aswell. Takes time though to get real good at using them. Took me about 10 jobs to really start understanding how to use them well. There is a lot more to them then it appears to make good clean cuts.
If you want a nice clean cut, then don't make a full snip with them. Squeeze the handles untill they are at a bout 1/2 to 3/4 the way from making a complete snip and then let off, push forward and keep doing that to the end of the cut. Pull up after each partial snip just enough to get then to push forward. Pull up to far and you will tweak both sides of the metal. When you make complete snips is when you really start getting the nasty edges like a jig saw blade. Hard to explain on the forums.
Just takes practice but it is well worth it if you plan on doing a lot of sheet metal work.