Cut Sheet Metal Without Curling

If you use metal shears to cut thin sheet metal such as duct metal it curls and can be difficult to flaten properly.

Cut sheet metal without curling.

How to cut sheet metal manually. It involves a bit of more work but the good thing is that most of the tools required are very basic. For most diyers on the other hand this is the preferred choice when it comes to cutting sheet metal. The method you choose to cut sheet metal depends on the thickness of the metal and the type of cut you plan to make.

Among others the most basic manual tool that you can use is a tin snip. The illustrations are for a small bracket but i have cut 3 foot. How to cut thin sheet metal and keep it flat.