AY Honors/Metal Craft/Answer Key
1. Name the various metals that can be used in metal craft.
Metals suitable for use in metal craft include:
- Tin
- Aluminum
- Copper
- Galvanized steel (duct work)
- Brass (an alloy of copper and zinc)
- Bronze (an alloy of copper and tin)
- Silver and gold (especially in foil form)
2. Complete one project using metal foil tooling. Complete the project by antiquing and framing.
3. Complete one project using metal punch.
4. Complete one project using drilling, riveting, and bending of metal such as a simple candle holder.
5. Demonstrate properly the use of the following:
a. Tin Snips
Tin snips are tools used to cut thin sheet metal. They use the same principles as common scissors, but are able to handle thicker and harder material. There are three different types of tin snips; straight cutting, left cutting, and right cutting. Straight cutting in a straight line, left cutting snips (usually red) will cut in a curve to the left, and right cutting snips (usually green) will cut in a curve to the right.
In practical use the red snips pictured will be used in the right hand, for straight or curving cuts, with the base material to the right being cut neatly and the left hand will be pulling away a spiraling offcut. The green snips work in the opposite fashion in the left hand, with the waste being on the right.
