Midwest SnipsMIDWEST Bulldog Aviation Tin Snip - Straight Cut Regular Tin Cutting Shears with Forged Blade & KUSH'N-POWER Comfort Grips - MWT-6716B

The snips are so nice to have. Had the Wiss ones, they broke 2x, will only use Midwest

Well it depends on how thick the metal is. I had a piece piece of steel about 1/2mm thick and it literally felt like cardboard paper stock with scissors. With 1mm steel it was tough, but with a few grunts and a little leverage it cut through cleanly. Best of all no damage to the blade. Still looks new and in good shape. Good old made in the USA steel.*NOTE* for those complaining about your tool having scratches. "REALLY scratches?" but sure... please look up how "drop forging" works. basically super heated metal is hammered repeatedly into a cast mold in order to make it take shape. The process produces very strong steel, but the process involves being hammered repeatedly, and sure it produces less "uniform" looking snips when compared to the average cast pair which will look perfect out of the mold, but you know which pair will last longer.

Need this for work and my last broke. I heard this brand was good so I ordered one. And got it almost immediately

Use for work almost every day and holds up great so far. Also like that they are different color from other snips (red, green, yellow). Makes them more easily recognizable when in a rush

These snips should be called honey badger snips because they don't give a f***!!!!If your the kinda guy who enjoys the right tool for the job, you need one of these in your belt.Perfect for spiral seam albeit unnecessary but for KB seams I feel more comfortable using these instead of the unnecessary wear on my offsets.The cut a cleats like butter and only get outclassed by a bandsaw. However they can be more efficient than a bandsaw

This review is very similar to my review of another tool by the same company. This tool being made in the US drives the price up some. I could have bought a tool from one of their competitors which is assembled in the US from global materials rather than completely manufactured in the US… And it would’ve been maybe five or six dollars cheaper but I’m not really jilted. I don’t mind paying to keep United States workers employed when i can. So I understand that the value is not quite as good as other tools that may be just as good a tool, however I pay the up charge anyway because it was a choice.In this case I subtracted one star because I expected the tool to be a little bit heavier duty handles and when I received it I was a little surprised being a US made tool that it was virtually the same as the competitors tool and not really any heavier duty. Had it been a blind comparison I don’t know if I could’ve told them apart. In this case I subtracted one star because I expected the tool to be a little bit heavier duty handles and when I received it I was a little surprised being a US made tool that it was virtually the same as the competitors tool and not really any heavier duty. Had it been a blind comparison I don’t know if I could’ve told them apart. Once I put some more use on it I may find that the jaws are made from better material... And if that’s the case, that’s all that matters since that’s what she bought it for. I just haven’t had a chance to do an enormous amount of cutting with it yet.

Solid in the hands. Midwest, you can feel the quality.

Works great love it.

Effortless to cut through pretty much any thickness. Feel super nice to hold and squeeze. Great product!!

Work well on 0.6mm brass.

I bought this tool thinking it might help me cut precious metals. I have osteoarthritis in my dominant hand. I found them far to heavy & not easily manoeuvrable. Disappointed.

Nice and clear cut of required guage.

Good cutting for tight places