tin snips
Sheet metal scissors
Tin snips are hand tools for cutting sheet metal, resembling heavy scissors with short, strong blades.
They come in varieties for straight cuts and left or right curves: Grab the tin snips—we need to trim this flashing.
Despite the name, they cut various thin metals, not just tin.
Thin flat metal
- ductworkHVAC distribution channels
- flashingRepeated brief illumination
- guttersRooftop water channels
- sidingExterior wall covering
copper · aluminum · galvanized · stainless · fabrication · seaming · bending · crimping
Having toothlike projections
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- keenSharp or enthusiastic
- razorBlade for removing hair
honed · whetted · sharp · teeth · jaws · cutting edge · compound · leverage
Cutting away fleece
- trimmingCutting away excess
- slicingCutting into portions
- clippingPiece cut out
- sectioningDividing into segments
severing · notching · cutting · incising · bisecting · cleaving · parting · piercing
Secure manual hold
- squeezeFirm bilateral compression
- controlAuthority to direct
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- manualWritten instructions for use
leverage · force · angle · curve · circle · straight · notch · nibbling
Cut in direct lines
sheetmetal
Thin flat metal
siding · copper · aluminum · galvanized · stainless · fabrication · seaming · bending · crimping · riveting
serrated
Having toothlike projections
razor · honed · whetted · sharp · teeth · jaws · cutting edge · compound · leverage · spring-loaded
shearing
Cutting away fleece
sectioning · severing · notching · cutting · incising · bisecting · cleaving · parting · piercing · scoring
grip
Secure manual hold
manual · leverage · force · angle · curve · circle · straight · notch · nibbling · scoring
straight-cut
Cut in direct lines
- cuttersknife, blade, scissors, shears, cutter
- cutting toolsaxe, saw, saws, knife, blade
- hand toolsscrewdriver, wrench, hammer, pliers, saw
- toolsscrewdriver, wrench, pliers, hammer, saw
- trimming toolsscissors, clippers, shears, pruning shears, hedge trimmers
- metalworking toolshammer, anvil, forge, tongs, bellows
tin snipsbolt cutters
Long-handled metal snips
plasma cutter · laser cutter · band saw · angle grinder · nibbler
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