- Max.thickness (600N/mm²): 1,2 mm
Tin snips for straight, left and right hand cuts
Tin snips cut sheet metal by shearing rather than grinding, which keeps the edge clean and the material cool enough to handle straight after the cut. The first decision is cutting direction. Straight patterns follow a marked line, while left and right hand aviation snips curve away from the work so the offcut clears the jaws on a radius.
Lever action multiplies hand force and is what makes galvanised steel or stainless practical to cut by hand all day; ideal pattern and can shears with a long handle do the same job on ductwork and rainwater goods. Blade length runs from short 200 mm patterns for tight work up to 300 mm and beyond for long straight runs, and serrated jaws stop polished sheet from slipping under the cut.
Part of the wider scissors group, and where the material is cable, rod or bar rather than sheet, reach for cable cutters instead: forcing snips through round stock rolls the cutting edge and ends the tool.
- Max.thickness (600N/mm²): 1,2 mm
- Overall length: 260 mm
- Max.thickness (600N/mm²): 1,2 mm
- Length (blade): 38 mm; 1 1/2 inch
- Overall length: 260 mm
- Length (blade): 55 mm
- Overall length: 250 mm
- Max.thickness (600N/mm²): 1,2 mm
- Length (blade): 33 mm; 1 5/16 inch
- Overall length: 260 mm
- Max.thickness (600N/mm²): 1,2 mm
- Length (blade): 45 mm
- Overall length: 235 mm
- Max.thickness (600N/mm²): 1,2 mm
- Length (blade): 33 mm; 1 5/16 inch
- Overall length: 260 mm
- Max.thickness (600N/mm²): 1,2 mm
- Overall length: 260 mm
- Max.thickness (600N/mm²): 1,2 mm
- Overall length: 250 mm
- Right/left-handed: Right-handed
- Length (blade): 33 mm; 1 5/16 inch
- Overall length: 260 mm
- Max.thickness (600N/mm²): 1,2 mm
- Length (blade): 33 mm; 1 5/16 inch
- Overall length: 260 mm
- Max.thickness (600N/mm²): 1,2 mm
- Length (blade): 55 mm
- Overall length: 245 mm
- Max.thickness (600N/mm²): 1,2 mm
- Overall length: 255 mm
- Length (blade): 40 mm; 1 9/16 inch
- Overall length: 240 mm
- Max.thickness (600N/mm²): 1,2 mm
- Length (blade): 32 mm; 1 5/16 inch
- Overall length: 260 mm
- Max.thickness (600N/mm²): 1,2 mm
- Length (blade): 32 mm
- Max.thickness (600N/mm²): 0,8 mm
- Right/left-handed: Right-handed
- Length (blade): 33 mm; 1 5/16 inch
- Overall length: 260 mm
- Max.thickness (600N/mm²): 1,2 mm
- Max.thickness (600N/mm²): 25 mm