Tin snips

[Gingle]

tin snips , any recommend,

 

[daleyd]

Gilbow, Wiss... depends what type you want?

Gilbow are traditional type, I’ve got a few pairs of Wiss aviation snips which are a different design and give a bit more leverage - Homebase were selling them off cheap recently.

 

[brightspark]

tin snips or shears there is a difference gilbows the best for both

 

[optima21]

ask 6 people the same question and you'll get 6 different answers. also depends on if you're an industrial user/ home user and what thickness you want to cut.

for occasional use and metal up to 1.2 mm thick I prefer offset aviation snips, and I prefer the stanley fatmax ones to wiss ones. for thicker metal I use gilbow snips or an angle grinder

 

[mtt.tr]

ask 6 people the same question and you'll get 6 different answers. also depends on if you're an industrial user/ home user and what thickness you want to cut.

for occasional use and metal up to 1.2 mm thick I prefer offset aviation snips, and I prefer the stanley fatmax ones to wiss ones. for thicker metal I use gilbow snips or an angle grinder

Have to agree my stanley ones work really rather well

 

[500e]

Use Gilbo & Wiss read somewhere Wiss are not as good as they were, all mine are at least 30 years old, not tried the Fatmax, Midwest are supposed to be good as well

 

[stuvy]

I have three gilbows but recently used some blue point ones and there the best snips Iv ever used I cannot recommend them high enough

 

[zx9]

Have to agree my stanley ones work really rather well

Mine don't, it did not take much top hat to trash them, they would sooner turn sideways and hug a bit of tin rather than cutting it. I much prefer my older Wiss snips which were never as sharp as new Fat Max ones but they stay usable for longer.

 

[jordan1]

I have a old set of r/h Gilbows doing nothing, nice & tight, just need sharpening. Yours for a tenner posted.

 

[mtt.tr]

Mine don't, it did not take much top hat to trash them, they would sooner turn sideways and hug a bit of tin rather than cutting it. I much prefer my older Wiss snips which were never as sharp as new Fat Max ones but they stay usable for longer.

i think this is the bigger problem quality control.

 

[SierraV6]

These are the best snips I have:

https://www.amazon.de/Elora-1484012606000-Ideal-Blechschere-rechtsschneidend-1484R-260/dp/B00TSFEFTA

They cut really well and with suprisingly little effort considering they are a such a basic design. Somebody may make them for Elora I'm not sure.

I also have a couple of pairs of old Erdi compound action aviation snips which are excellent, but like the Wiss I've head that they are no longer as good as they used to be.

 

[MetalMonkey]

I have a draw full of Gilbows - but I'd prefer to use a bandsaw where possible!

 

[Brad93]

Wiss are the staple. Kennedy make okay versions for my occasional use at a third of the price.

 

[mtt.tr]

These are the best snips I have:

https://www.amazon.de/Elora-1484012606000-Ideal-Blechschere-rechtsschneidend-1484R-260/dp/B00TSFEFTA

They cut really well and with suprisingly little effort considering they are a such a basic design. Somebody may make them for Elora I'm not sure.

I also have a couple of pairs of old Erdi compound action aviation snips which are excellent, but like the Wiss I've head that they are no longer as good as they used to be.

Knowing elora i bet they really are the mutts nuts.

 

[Gingle]

Got this from tool station, just for hobby metal art. Cutting little bits nothing special

 

[Parm]

I use gilbows for straight stuff and wish for shapes.

Both very good