Not knowing red/green/yellow snip direction

Pick snips by where the waste has to curl, not just by color. The goal is to keep the finished side clean and let the scrap side curl away.

Stop if

• I'm not sure which snips keep the waste curling away on this cut. Can you show me which pair you want used?

Watch out

• Do not fight the wrong snips all the way down the line and wreck the finished edge.

Check

• Identify the finished side and the waste side.
• Use right/left snips when the cut needs the scrap to curl away from your finished edge.
• Use straight/yellow snips for straighter cuts and short trims.
• Stop and switch snips if the metal starts folding, twisting, or walking off the line.

Steps

• Identify the finished side and the waste side.
• Use right/left snips when the cut needs the scrap to curl away from your finished edge.
• Use straight/yellow snips for straighter cuts and short trims.
• Stop and switch snips if the metal starts folding, twisting, or walking off the line.

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