Left cut snips are for making
to the left and straight cuts.
Right cut snips are for making straight
and cuts to the right. Straight cut snips
(not shown) are for making straight cuts
and shallow cuts to the right or left.
Right hand tin snips are suitable
for cutting straight lines and cutting
off in an anti-clockwise direction.
Best suited for right handed use.
hand tin snips are suitable for cutting
off in a clockwise direction and for
cutting straight lines. Best suited for
left handed use.
Types of Tin Snips. When
shopping for tin snips, and
specifically for aviation snips, you'll
notice several types: straight-cut,
right-cut and left-cut snips, often
marked with yellow, green and red,
respectively. Each is suited to specific
cutting tasks.
The forged steel jaws
of these left-cutting or right
-cutting snips are set at a 90-
degree angle to allow easy
gripping when cutting sheet metal
in tight spaces or overhead.
The operator can follow tight circular
or square pattern left or right
cuts with either a pushing or
pulling motion.
They are also useful for
making long cuts through
sheet metal, should you
need to. However,
you're going to make a
long cut through sheet metal,
especially a straight one, a pair
of snips with offset handles is the
way to go.
Each color signifies a
different direction that
the snips are made to cut.
Red snips cut left. Yellow snips
cut straight or left and right. Green
snips cut right.
HVAC and sheet metal
pros agree: When making long,
straight cuts in thinner-gauge
sheet metal, tinner snips are the
way to go. They're a simple, economical,
and durable cutting solution for many sheet
metal and HVAC applicatioN.
