Tin Snips and Shears
You don't have to be a tinsmith to cut sheet metal successfully. With the right tool and a few simple techniques, you can make almost any cut with ease. A simple rule of thumb is when cutting long, straight cuts use tinmans shears, while it’s easier to cut curved shapes with aviation shears as they’re designed more for leverage and manoeuvrability. The 'NO NIP' feature on our tinsnips and jewellers snips prevents a users palm from being 'pinched' when the handles come together, whilst still delivering that sharp neat cut. But remember like all shears including garden shears the best way of keeping the shears cutting edges sharp is by maintaining the cutting edges with a file, a few strokes of a file will keep the cutting edges sharp for the next time you need them.
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350mm Straight Tinman Shears
Forged from high carbon steel hardened and tempered, with blades induction hardened. Has 'no-nip' feature which prevents handles locking together and damaging users' hands. Display packed.... more
List Price: £28.48 Ex. VAT £34.18 Inc. VAT
Expert 300mm Straight Tinman's Shears
Expert Quality, forged from selected tool steel with blades induction hardened and accurately ground. The curvature along the cutting edge improves performance by gripping the material being cut. Ha... more
List Price: £28.06 Ex. VAT £33.67 Inc. VAT
Expert 250mm Straight Tinman's Shears
Expert Quality, forged from selected tool steel with blades induction hardened and accurately ground. The curvature along the cutting edge improves performance by gripping the material being cut. Ha... more
List Price: £24.44 Ex. VAT £29.33 Inc. VAT
300mm Straight Tinman's Shears
Forged from high carbon steel hardened and tempered, with blades induction hardened. Has 'no-nip' feature which prevents handles locking together and damaging users' hands. Display packed.... more
List Price: £23.34 Ex. VAT £28.01 Inc. VAT
Expert 200mm Straight Tinman's Shears
Expert Quality, forged from selected tool steel with blades induction hardened and accurately ground. The curvature along the cutting edge improves performance by gripping the material being cut. Ha... more
List Price: £23.24 Ex. VAT £27.89 Inc. VAT
200mm Soft Grip Universal Snips
Blades manufactured from stainless steel, hardened and tempered with wire notch. Bottom blade edge is serrated to improve grip during cutting. The soft grip handles incorporate a locking lever. Fo... more
List Price: £20.36 Ex. VAT £24.43 Inc. VAT
250mm Straight Tinman's Shears
Forged from high carbon steel hardened and tempered, with blades induction hardened. Has 'no-nip' feature which prevents handles locking together and damaging users' hands. Display packed.... more
List Price: £18.34 Ex. VAT £22.01 Inc. VAT
200mm Straight Tinman's Shears
Forged from high carbon steel hardened and tempered, with blades induction hardened. Has 'no-nip' feature which prevents handles locking together and damaging users' hands. Display packed.... more
List Price: £15.38 Ex. VAT £18.46 Inc. VAT
Expert 250mm Hand Nibbler
Expert Quality, for cutting a wide variety of materials cleanly without bending or distortion. Interchangeable cutters have accurately ground edges. Spring-loaded handles are coated and have sli... more
250mm Soft Grip Compound Action Tinman's (Aviation) Shears
Straight cut chrome vanadium steel compound action blades with non-slip faces. Soft grip handles with slip guards for user comfort and protection. Display packed.... more
List Price: £13.68 Ex. VAT £16.42 Inc. VAT
190mm Universal Snips
Blades manufactured from stainless steel, hardened and tempered to give long life. Bottom blade edge is serrated to improve grip during cutting. The moulded grip handles are spring-loaded an... more
List Price: £12.22 Ex. VAT £14.66 Inc. VAT
250mm Soft Grip Compound Action Tinman's (Aviation) Shears
Expert Quality, straight cut chrome molybdenum steel compound action blades which increase leverage, serrated for extra grip. Capacity 1.2mm mild steel, 1.5mm aluminium and 0.8mm stainless steel. Th... more