BrotherBart said:Fact is that a utility knife or pocket knife will cut a flex liner just fine. Then just cut off the joint band with side cutters. Plain old wire cutters.
Edit: Sorry. For stove pipe aviation snips are the dog nuts. Get the straight cutters.
BeGreen said:BrotherBart said:Fact is that a utility knife or pocket knife will cut a flex liner just fine. Then just cut off the joint band with side cutters. Plain old wire cutters.
Edit: Sorry. For stove pipe aviation snips are the dog nuts. Get the straight cutters.
Did some tin knocking in my former life. It's a skill. For 6" round pipe I would not be using the straights. Too many fishhooks that way.
If you have experience with these I have to ask (cause I dont know): Why right, left & straight ?
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BrotherBart said:BeGreen said:BrotherBart said:Fact is that a utility knife or pocket knife will cut a flex liner just fine. Then just cut off the joint band with side cutters. Plain old wire cutters.
Edit: Sorry. For stove pipe aviation snips are the dog nuts. Get the straight cutters.
Did some tin knocking in my former life. It's a skill. For 6" round pipe I would not be using the straights. Too many fishhooks that way.
I yield to experience. But the only one in my set that gets it done with stainless pipe is the straight cut pair. Which probably says more about me than it does about the snips. :red:
rustynut said:fyi: broke my nibbler tip on stainless.
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BeGreen said:I defer to Dune, a working pro. My brother is still in the trade, but my snips have long ago been replaced by mouse and keyboard.
Dune said:If you are having trouble with tin snips, you probably have a low quality or worn out pair. To be sure, the aviation style snips are the way to go, and like everything else you get what you pay for ( buy Wiss brand).
Wallyworld said:Dune said:If you are having trouble with tin snips, you probably have a low quality or worn out pair. To be sure, the aviation style snips are the way to go, and like everything else you get what you pay for ( buy Wiss brand).
I think even Wiss is made in China now so not sure if they are still the cats meow
Dune said:BeGreen said:I defer to Dune, a working pro. My brother is still in the trade, but my snips have long ago been replaced by mouse and keyboard.
Thanks for the recognition, but I don't see the need for deferment, I thought I agreed with what you said.
Even Snap On, who I consider to be the finest hand tool manufacturer in the known free world has stopped labeling some of their tools"made in the USA". They claim they still are made in the US but folks have their doubts. Snap On bought a huge tool company in China called WandaDune said:Wallyworld said:Dune said:If you are having trouble with tin snips, you probably have a low quality or worn out pair. To be sure, the aviation style snips are the way to go, and like everything else you get what you pay for ( buy Wiss brand).
I think even Wiss is made in China now so not sure if they are still the cats meow
That is disturbing news. In the machinist trade we use a tool called "transfer screws". Because of the vast number of tools and next day receiving, we often only buy tools as we need them. Due to the multitude of thread sizes and types, I never aquired a full set. When I recently ordered a set for a job, they came soft, that is not heat treated for hardness, and no longer stamped on the case with the manufacturer's name. Since they are esentialy center punches, soft was useless, the set of six not even lasting for the 21 holes I had to mark. The supplier was very good about sending me another set for free, also soft. The loss of access to quality tools is a great tragedy for the future of manufacturing in this country, where one of our greatest strengths has always been the quality of tools "Made in the U.S.A."
I hate to think what would happen if we had a real war.
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