Why You Don't Know Anyone Who Makes Punched Tin
Michalis 'BIG Mike' Kotzakolios


Defined Tag: Punched Tin.

Tin is a highly malleable metal that can be used for a number of different applications. One of the reasons it is so popular is because it does not corrode when exposed to water or salt, as many other metals do. Tin only corrodes when it is exposed to certain types of acids. One way in which people use tin is called punchcutting. Punchcutting is the art of creating punched tin decorations by adding indents or perforations to a piece of tin.

A “punchcutting” tool is often used to produce punched tin by creating three-dimensional perforations in the tin—or by creating negative space. In most instances, a punchcutter will use a stencil or some matrices as a guideline when working on a piece of tin. This system of guidance will allow them to place punches—and counterpunches (negative space)--more carefully, so as to form intelligible letters and words.

Additionally, some punchcutters—the artisans, not the tools--will use other tools when creating a piece of punched tin. For instance, some will use special pieces of cloth and paper to test out punchcutting templates. If a given punchcutting template does not form correctly on the piece of paper or cloth, the artisan will have to shift around his punchcutter to ensure that letters and words are correctly formed.
For this reason, as the title says, you probably don't know anyone who punches tin; not many people have the patience to create punched tin, which is why nearly everyone buys it, rather than making it with a craft set.

For those looking to buy punched it, it isn't as expensive as you might think. Tin is actually really cheap to make and to cut into sheets. Likewise, when punched tin is created industrially, it is also considerably less time consuming—and subsequently much cheaper for you to buy.

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