Tin snips are hand-held cutting tools, also known as shears.

Designed to cut sheet metal:

• Aluminium - 1.6mm


• Cold rolled sheet metal - 1.2mm


• Galvanised sheet metal - 1.2mm


• Stainless steel - 0.7mm

There are various snips available, depending on the cutting style:

• Yellow handle - Straight cuts and wide curves


• Red handle - Straight cuts and tight curves to the left


• Green handle - Straight cuts and tight curves to the right