The handles are angled 90 from the blade so you can cut material from directly above in tight spaces.
Yellow handle tin snips.
Some exceptions to the straightforward colors exist however.
Their handles are color coded and it 39 s not just for decoration.
Straight cut tin snips feature individually hand edged blades for maximum cutting efficiency.
Tin snip grips are typically colored red yellow or green and it s not for cosmetic reasons.
You need these three variations of aviation snips especially if you want to make long cuts at the center of your sheet metal.
Vintage wiss m3 aviation straight cutting tin snips shear yellow.
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Each color signifies a different direction that the snips are made to cut.
Also known as aviation snips these cutters have a double hinge that provides high cutting force with low gripping pressure.
You can for example use snips with yellow handles to cut a nice wide arc in a piece of sheet metal.
The aviation snips with yellow handles create straight cuts but with wide curves.
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Lightweight aluminum handle tinner s snips have a longer handle length and a rounded head design to improve cutting leverage.
A spring opens the jaws for quick cutting and a locking latch holds them together when the cutter is not in use.
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.
Red snips cut left.
Milwaukee tool among others has also introduced a white color to signify seaming and crimping tools.
Wiss m6 aviation tin snips left cut.
Here 39 s how to choose the right.
Sheet metal is not the most comfortable material to work with because it is stiff.
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Yellow handles used for straight cuts in sheet metal.
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.
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.