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Aviation Snips
If you care about the quality of the tools you use, you'll appreciate
a company that cares about the quality of the tools it makes.
At Midwest Tool And Cutlery Company, we take the time and effort
to manufacture the very best aviation snips you can buy. You'll
find that our snips will perform better and last longer -- from
tips to grips -- than any other brand.
Now we don't expect you to take our word for it, so we went
out and asked for some second opinions. A leading university
study found our snips to have a superior ergonomic design compared
to other brands. And, at an independent testing laboratory,
our Midwest SnipsŪ brand beat the competition on every key performance
test.
Hands Above The Rest
In tests with brands of two other manufacturers, Midwest SnipsŪ
Aviation Snips require significantly less hand pressure to complete
a cut in 18 gauge cold-rolled sheet steel. One manufactures
blades from investment castings, and the other uses stampings.
This test does more than just demonstrate our edge - it shows
what we're made of. The performance difference that our highest
quality hot drop-forged blade manufacturing process makes is
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Select from below
to learn more about a specific model:
Regular Models
- P6716S
straight
- P6716L
left
- P6716R
right
Offset Models
- P6510S
straight
- P6510L
left
- P6510R
right
Long Cut Models
- P6716A long cut
- P6716AS serrated long cut
Bulldog Models
- P6716B bulldog
Upright® Models
- P6900L
left
- P6900R
right
Aviation Snip Sets
- P6510C
two piece offset set
Special Hardness Models
- SSP6716L
regular left
- SSP6716R
regular right
- SSP6510L
offset left
- SSP6510R
offset right
Pipe & Duct Cutter Models
- FCT-M-P1
double cut
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Super Strong
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Optimum Handle
Opening at a 5-1/2 inch spread is easiest to grip
in hand allowing user to maximize length of cut per cutting
stroke. Strong steel handles won't bend or collapse from
hand pressure and maximize transfer of hand force to cutting
power. Individually ground "stops" prevent handles from
bottoming out which further assures the most efficient
transfer of hand power to cutting power. "Stops" also
control crossover of blade tips to prevent sideways tear
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Heavy-Duty
Spring is a "double over-wind" design that in cycle
tests exceeds 120,000 cutting strokes - twice as long
as the single coil springs in some competitor brand snips.
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Blade Adjustment
Bolt is threaded into the bottom blade to keep blades
in adjustment for over 30,000 test cuts - exceeding the
ASME Standard. |
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Hand Pressure Test (above)
Measures how many pounds of hand pressure
is required to make "pinch-to-point" cut in 18 gauge
cold-rolled sheet steel. The lowest
number is best. |
This Spring's Eternal
In tests of aviation snip springs, the springs used in all Midwest
SnipsŪ Aviation Snips exceeded 120,000 cutting strokes without
failure. No wonder - they're of a heavy-duty double over-wind
design. Single coil designed springs used by other manufacturers
gave out around 60,000 cutting strokes. So our springs last
a minimum of twice as long.
Spring Compression Test (at right)
This test measures how many compressions
(cuts) the return spring can make before failing (which ours
never do).The higher number is better. |
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Forged Like Excalibur
Blacksmiths have known it since the Middle Ages - when you forge steel
and "flow" it with its grain in a desired direction or shape, you
get a stronger blade that stays sharp longer. This same principle
is used to manufacture the blades of Midwest SnipsŪ Aviation Snips.
Using advanced technology in forge die design and a hot drop-forge
process, the flow of the steel's grain is directed to the shape of
each blade, which is formed from molybdenum alloy steel. The result
is cutting blades that
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are virtually unbreakable. Some other manufacturers of aviation
snips use blades that are "stamped" from sheet steel or blades
that are "cast" from liquid or molten steel. In either instance,
the steel does not have its grain flow matched to the shape
of the blade, and so doesn't have the strength or the cutting
edge life of a Midwest SnipsŪ blade.
Blade Strength Test (at left)
This test measures how much force in pounds the blades
can withstand by putting pressure on the shanks of the blades
with the blades wedged open. The low numbers for the two other
brands are at the point at which their blades broke. (Midwest
SnipsŪ Aviation Snips blades are strongest). |
Setting And Meeting Standards
A tradesman can make more cuts in a day than the home handyman
makes in a lifetime - and Midwest SnipsŪ Aviation Snips are
manufactured for tradesmen. Our aviation snips feature a center
adjustment bolt that is threaded into the bottom blade. This
keeps blades in adjustment the longest - they exceed 30,000
cycle test cuts of 18 gauge cold-rolled sheet steel (the ASME
Standard) before they need re-adjustment. Most snips manufacturers
don't bother with either meeting standards or maintaining blade
adjustment - but we do. Because at Midwest Tool and Cutlery
Company, we care about quality.
Blade Adjustment Test (at right)
This isn't really a test, because
few snips makers bother with adjustment features or ASME Standards
-- but we do. The only number is
the highest number. |
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