Fabrication (metal)

metal formed into thin, flat pieces, usually by an industrial process

metalworking term

method of joining pieces of metal or other ductile material by deforming to fit

right|thumb|300px|A partial image of a sheet of US Postage stamps, 1940 issue, featuring perforations

Snips, also known as shears, are metalworking hand tools used to cut sheet metal and other tough webs. Workers use various types of snips, with the cutting edges being straight or curved to various degrees. The style of edge employed will depend if a straight sheer or some type of shape cut is necessary. There are two broad categories: ''tinner's snips, which are similar to common scissors, and compound-action'' snips, which use a compound leverage handle system to increase the mechanical advantage.

process

continuous bending of a long strip of sheet metal into a desired cross-section

creation of metal structures by cutting, bending and assembling processes

machine tool for sheet metal cutting

term in the tubing industry used to describe the radius of a bend

Fretwork is an interlaced decorative design that is either carved in low relief on a solid background, or cut out with a fretsaw, coping saw, jigsaw or scroll saw. Most fretwork patterns are geometric in design. The materials most commonly used are wood and metal. Fretwork is used to adorn furniture and musical instruments. The term is also used for tracery on glazed windows and doors. Fretwork is also used to adorn/decorate architecture, where specific elements of decor are named according to their use such as eave bracket, gable fretwork or baluster fretwork, which may be of metal, especiall

thumb|Manual nibbler, punch-and-die type A nibbler (or pair of nibblers) is a tool for cutting sheet metal with minimal distortion. It may be used for "nibbling": cutting a contour by producing a series of overlapping slits or notches.

manufacturing process, used in metalworking and also with paper and plastics

metalworking tool