Snips

Tin snips are used in order to quickly and efficiently cut sheets of metal. These high quality tools will cut aluminium profile, steel sheets and galvanised sheets, and with their help you can create blanks, frames, various parts and elements. By its design, snipping tools can be right or left. And although it looks very similar to cheap stationery tools, in fact, the mechanism of their action is somewhat different from ordinary scissors.

What types of Snips are on sale?

In the UK Planet Tools online store, you can buy these types of snips:

• Milwaukee Offset Metal Straight Cut
• Milwaukee Aviation Straight Cut
• Stanley Aviation Straight Cut 250 mm
• Stanley Aviation Straight Cut Pack
• Other tools

Metal snips

When choosing these tools, one should take into account such basic characteristics as the material of manufacture. The cutting parts are usually made of chrome vanadium steel, which is highly durable and resistant to corrosion. And the handles are usually made of plastic with an anti-slip coating.

As for the location of the blades, there are right-handed and left-handed lead snips. Right-handed models cut the sheet in an arc from right to left, and left-handed models cut from left to right.

These tools are capable of working with both thin sheet metals and workpieces with a thickness of more than 1 mm. Short models are used for working in confined spaces, and long models are used for cutting thick sheets.

Cable snips

For cutting cable, special tools are used, selected according to the type and diameter of the cable. These tools work on a ratchet mechanism and can be equipped with a blocker or retractable handles.

For use on a copper cable, it is advisable to take a snips tool with a large section. The density of copper is higher than that of aluminium, and it is harder, which means that more force will be required, which will lead to a mechanical overload of the swivel.

This is effective for thick aluminium, copper, or soft metal cable, but the design must not include a steel core, which can cause wear or breakage. A wire stripper may be needed before cutting the cable, especially if there is a hard armoured element underneath. 

Garden snips

This is a hand tool designed for trimming branches, cutting grass and shrubs, and can also be used for harvesting grapes. Unlike conventional tools, garden snips in the UK have a reinforced design that allows you to cut wood without deforming the blade.

Blades of the best snips for gardens are very sharp. It has a smooth descent, due to which it crashes into wood or grass stalks with minimal resistance.

Where can I buy the best tin snips in the UK?

Buy tin snips online at UK Planet Tools, offering:

1. Large and small tin snips, as well as many other tools for different types of work, at good prices. Goods are not expensive, but these are always products from well-known and trusted brands.
2. Delivery to London, Glasgow, Birmingham, Liverpool, Bristol, Manchester and all other cities in mainland UK.
3. A fast and convenient site with an intuitive navigation system, filters and various payment options for orders.

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