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Ways to cut metal in a tiny shop

Cold chisels

How to use cold chisels: [1] [2]

Nibbler

There's a real downside to these:   The waste pieces (📖'swarf') are incredibly sharp. There are a few ways to deal with that problem; see power_nibbler.md.

Anyway, there are hand-powered nibblers and power nibblers.

Shears and guillotines

(Wikipedia link)