In article ,
Grunff wrote:

The main trick is to part the metal vertically, so that
one side is a couple of inches higher than the cut, and
the other a couple of inches lower.
Gives your and and the snips plenty of room.

I can't do that without bending one piece so out of shape
that it has to be scrapped, and there is this wide internal
streak in me, labelled "Scrooge".

--
Tony Williams.