Tin Snips

Tin snips — also known as aviation snips or sheet metal shears — are hand cutting tools used to cut thin sheet metal, aluminium, flashing, mesh, roofing material, fibreglass and other lightweight sheet materials. At BetonTools, we stock professional tin snips for plumbers, roofers, HVAC tradies and builders across Australia.

Types of tin snips
Tin snips are available in straight-cut, left-cut and right-cut versions to suit different cutting directions and curve types. Straight-cut snips cut in a straight line or gentle curve. Left-cut snips (red handle) cut curves to the left, and right-cut snips (green handle) cut curves to the right — the colour coding is a universal trade standard. Compound-action aviation snips reduce hand fatigue on extended cutting jobs by multiplying cutting force through a compound lever action.

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