Yellow Handle Tin Snips

You need these three variations of aviation snips especially if you want to make long cuts at the center of your sheet metal.

Yellow handle tin snips.

Vintage wiss m3 aviation straight cutting tin snips shear yellow. Sheet metal is not the most comfortable material to work with because it is stiff. Also known as aviation snips these cutters have a double hinge that provides high cutting force with low gripping pressure. Each color signifies a different direction that the snips are made to cut.

A spring opens the jaws for quick cutting and a locking latch holds them together when the cutter is not in use. Get the best deals on wiss tin snips when you shop the largest online selection at ebay. Here 39 s how to choose the right. Find tin snips at lowe s today.

Aviation snips also known as compound snips are ideal for cutting aluminum and sheet metal. You can for example use snips with yellow handles to cut a nice wide arc in a piece of sheet metal. Straight cut tin snips feature individually hand edged blades for maximum cutting efficiency. They usually have extra wide jaws and are made of drop forged carbon steel depending on the size of the blade tin snips can cut between 24 and 16 gauge cold rolled low carbon tin they can be ranged in length from 7 to 14 in.

Lightweight aluminum handle tinner s snips have a longer handle length and a rounded head design to improve cutting leverage. Yellow handles used for straight cuts in sheet metal. Red handle vg cond usa. Milwaukee tool among others has also introduced a white color to signify seaming and crimping tools.

Red snips cut left. Similarly you can. The aviation snips with yellow handles create straight cuts but with wide curves. Tinner s snips also known as tinner snips or tin snips are one of the most popular type of snips they are defined by their long handles and short blades.

Their handles are color coded and it 39 s not just for decoration. Metal cutting hand snips and sets include tin and aviation snips left and right hand cutting action tools snips with curved or straight blades tinner s snips with vinyl coated handles and sheet metal tool sets. Tin snip grips are typically colored red yellow or green and it s not for cosmetic reasons. The handles are angled 90 from the blade so you can cut material from directly above in tight spaces.