I’m a roofer in New Zealand, 99% of our work is metal roofing, we use the wiss and Midwest offset snips ( Midwest’s mainly for flashings) . You’ll find if you turn your snips upside down they’ll add another set of cuts to your arsenal and they offcuts will peel down rather than up.
Midwest are the best I've tried every brand and I always could get by with just the greens if I had to buy we used 16 g Sheet metal and sometimes the cuts had to be perfect and Midwest are the best I've used
What Terry said basically. But flipping them upside down can turn one set of snips into its opposite. What do I mean my that? Reds putting the cut/waste material on the left side; when flipped upside down will put waste/cut material on the right side. This will keep you from having to swap in most situations. I rotate and use red and green when I can for it’s practical purpose when I’m doing repetitive left and right cuts, but when it’s quick small stuff I need to cut, I’ll cut the not Al way with a pair of reds then flip them upside down and cut with them.
Was told when young green for right turns red for left, yellow for straight and sometimes my cut looked like I used a hatchet , now I know color for direction of waste and finish results are amazing. Thanks Vince
Me: "This is a great video with good info!" Guy in navy tee: "Good-freaking-grief how long can he go on about this?!?! I was just making a short cut!!!"
This is very important when installing rain gutters and downspouts. I did that for a few months and using the red or green snips properly makes a big difference. I personally used the Midwest snips over the Malco brand. I found the Midwest to be very smooth and require less force to cut thicker metals over the Malco or big box store brands.
As a gutter installer i can attest to your correctness on this matter. It’s not over-kill when you want a good looking finish. And it only adds a few seconds. Next time speak to which way you lean/lean the ‘snips’ when cutting. And Wiss are the Cadillac of aviations
I used to install nothing aluminum and I would agree with you 100% the only thing I would add if it's a long cut "scissors" I find are much easier on long cuts and have never had an issue with them
Great vid Vince!spent time as a 'tin knocker' reds and greens my big Malcos for straight runs. You're right. Whatever you are cutting the waste side curls out the top so as not to ripple your finish side. Be sure to lay the blade flat against work....your wrist will be cocked slightly right or left depending on snip choice. Tip on cutting penetrations in duck work. Place a screwdriver tip on edge in the center of your cut andhit itwith hammer. This will leave a hole. Use either red or greens and cut in a circular motion until you reach near the edge of your finish cut. The metal you've removed looks like a cork screw. Now you can trim the last of your metal for a perfect cut. Sounds like a lot but becomes very quick. Also lose the plastic handle. This will allow your hand to slip around the tool as needed. Keep em coming Vince.
glad you explained that to all of the construction folks. in Aircraft work when you are cutting much thicker aluminum in most cases the L, R, Straight pair are a must. the yellow doeant get used nearly as much as the L and R pair in our world. plus if you see someone that doesnt have all 3 we usually just know that they are either new hire or have no idea what they are doing. tells you how different industries think
No doubt, I'm the guy that thought the greens were for right handers...lol I'm right handed social bought them (Milwaukee) no wonder they were out of stock on the yellow ones. Smh. I just needed snips around the house for trim and DIY stuff. I have no business having aviation anything 🙃😆 I thought I was getting a bargain at $14
I've always had dramas and difficulties using snips and choosing the correct one for a particular cut. It was even more difficult being a left hander, but you cleared up a lot of things more than anyone else even after being shown dozens of times. Thanks for sharing. 😉👌🏻
Thank you, I just bought all three and never knew there was a difference. Now I know. Have small project I'm starting tomorrow and will definitely experiment with the left and right shears. Appreciate your help. God bless 🤠🇺🇸
EXCELLENT...Tutorial ❤ Damn. I was the tool section of my local store just yesterday ...and I brought a piece of practice material with me ...and tried the Red, Green & Yellow snips on it. LITTLE did I know then what I know now... THANK YOU.
thanks for the video, I recently joined the carpenters union and the journeyman i'm working with told me to just get the reds cause I'm right handed. Now I understand why it was a struggle to cut from some directions and bought all 3 colors to try them out.
I'm a GC that always avoided using snips.. Rarely had use for them but when I did, it would always be absolute frustration.. You're video really cleared things up for me and am now looking forward to putting your advise to use.. Thanks for the great info..
If I was going to teach this to students, I would give them the 3 kinds of snips and some scrap sheet metal and tell them to cut away and then come back and _tell me_ what the difference is between them. I watched most of the video and for the firsts time understood what I was looking for, but it wasn't until I started cutting up some metal and paying close attention to what was coming out, that I appreciated the differences.
When I first started out in hvac doing installs 3 and a half years ago I definitely botched some cuts by not using the proper snips lol. The first dozen times using the malco nibbler I always went clock wise thinking it was like using the greens. You live and you learn. Wish i seen this video before making those mistakes lol. Great video man 👍
I always thought they were directional so used yellow 100%. Im a lefty. After half of this video i went out and bought a red pair. And man they did make a difference. Thank you guys for showing this!!!
That's funny I use all three snips to to make perfect cut and my co workers always criticize me because I carry all three on my belt lol I knew I wasn't doing anything wrong
Depends what your profession is. Of you're a carpenter, then there is no reason to carry all three sets of snips with you at all times. If you're doing fascia, soffit, etc., then that makes sense. If you're framing, or installing cabinets, or doing base/crown...yeah, you're being silly.
I have done some construction over the yrs. Everything from basic electrical, weathering, roofing, stucco ( which I hate and never do agian my hands were raw) , some framing ( built a barn and a she'd which I turned into a small bedroom) but mostly did ceremic tile only thing in that I didn't learn was lay out. With all the said I learned something on this video I thought they made right cut stright cut and left cut boy was I worng I'm always glad to learn new things.
Great info. I found this out the hard way after cutting up probably 40 feet of corrugated steel panels. I just couldn't figure out why my cuts were going so poorly until I saw the red handled tool sitting in the tool box lol.
That is very nice cutting work. I forgot how these snips worked. I'm going out tomorrow to purchase a set because I have to cut stainless sheet. I had a set but they were stolen years ago and I see on Home Depot that I can buy a set of all 3. Tomorrow I will buy the set. I am a machinist and I'm going to be using the stainless steel sheet to protect A2 tool steel from scaling while I heat treat it.
I'm a journeyman sheet metal worker with over 20 years experience. I don't own yellow snips and I don't know anyone who does. Reds and greens do everything I need them to do.
All the short words go together. Red, left, and port. All the long words go together. Green, right, and starboard. It works with boat navigation lights, and which side of the boat, and it works with snips.
Yo fellas! I've used the greens upside down and work great when used in that fashion. Especially to keep my knuckles down and away from the cut material. Reds for knuckles staying up and away from the cut. Yellows have always been my backup to reds and greens in a pinch. Tip on snipping metal stud while stud is horizontal: 1. Cut upper flange. 2. Cut lower flange. 3. Bend stud with remaining strong side intact. 4. Score the bent seam with a razor knife a couple of times (Yes, it's hard on the razor.) 5. Bend the shorter end of stud back and forth until friction breaks the metal (about 3 or 4 times) 5. Admire perfectly straight cut (break) between flange cuts 1 and 2. Thanks guys and God bless!😁👍
Never knew that. Thanks Vince. You make that look very easy. I've always just had a Yellow for home DIY and I've seriously struggled in some cases. I'll have to look at the others.
I have these same Wiss snips. This is the first video I've seen that actually explains how the damn things work. It's all about the waste side. THANK YOU!!!! And yes, they seem sharper than your old brand was when you got them - makes perfect sense lol.
I am glad someone can use these things. I have been in aviation for 30 years, for many I exclusively did sheetmetal. These things make such poor cuts that mine have been used so little that if they disappeared I would not replace them! The jagged cuts necessitate hours of filing or other clean up finish work. Shears with smooth jaws are what my fellow aircraft sheetmetal people and I use. Nice video on how to use them, though!
25+ years Acoustical, I always use the straight (yellow) 97% of the time. Only time I use Rights (green) (2%) is when I'm installing Shadow or "W" mold. I do own a pair of Lefts (Red) (1%) as a backup to when my Rights break or shaving the finish of the side of the "T-Bar". I do also own a pair of Rights and Lefts that are Right angle for working in tight spaces. A lot of time I'm cutting material that is above my head and the Lefts (Red) are an awkward angle to use.
Thank you so much for your time making this videos....I am just starting and I have always new they were different but this is the real explanation...great work....
For lath and metal framing we used nothing but the yellow handle ones...you learn to work with the one pair when your climbing scaffolding all day or up on a lift you try to keep your pouch light as you can....for long cuts we would use matco big shears for track studs or lath....up to 20 gauge you get into 18 and lower chop saw or double cuts.... Cool video though.....enjoyed it....hvac guys usually have all 3 ....i am a 3rd gen lather all 3 have their place but my pouch has the yellows and the big matcos ...
i definitely needed greens installing a back pan in a curtainwall frame. we had to refabricate it, so one leg was longer. After install it was just proud of the glazing face.. struggled my ass of with the yellows trying to trim the leg down
I'm a HVAC installer, out in the the field I use offset reds and green the most. Reds do get used the most but if I need to I brack out greens for that nice cut. Alot of the time my waste cut from the reds is what I need, but this was a good video.
Thanks again Vince !!! I knew that there were 3 colors but not sure what each of them did? Great overview of what each one is for. Say hi to the Mrs and God Bless you 🙏🙏 Thanks for sharing your thoughts and videos Rodney
Wow! A revelation! So being right handed I (usually) want the product in front of me and waste to the right…and the waste is on the anvil side so greens for me then. Like most hobbyist and small diy folk, I want the fewest tools with the most applicability, so I will probably just get one type and make do. Thanks guys…now my choice is well informed.👍
I work for a flat roof and sheet metal company. when I got into the metal department one of the foreman's told me throw the yellow snips away or he would fire me. He said real metal guys don't use yellow snips. lol. Good video though. This is basically what he taught me minus the yellows. Good knowledge though. Thank you.
AWESOME content Vince!!! Thank you as always for your helpful content!!! You and the rest of VCG ROCK!!! Hope you and the Mrs are on tonight but if not.... HOPE YOU TWO, VCG GANG HAVE THE BEST, SAFEST WEEKEND!!!!!
My dad had a pair I used in the past yellow, I might buy a new pair though I remember using the dual hand cut shier one time in my past. Those are great for duct work. Currently, I use tin snips. I tried the Kobalt Vinyl Siding Snips though not as good as Wiss Aluminum Snips from using both to cut siding though tin snips cut easier then Aluminum Snips. I sometime use Aviation Snips, if handed to me, which I also looked at the way the metal would cut though they only had one type instead of all of them. I would like to see green in heavier gauge like the red is currently. Thanks for the video Vince.
I never really seen the need for the yellows but after this video I'll be adding them to the tool pouch I personally like my Milwaukee snips but am curious now I might get a set of wiss
Oh no ! I just bought the red one from Menards I didn't see the viedo til now . I want to cut the top of my wood blinds that is metal because it's to long .Will I still be able to use this red one ? Thank you for this viedo.
I was tought to cut towed yourself with left hand snips doing strait cuts on large duct so waste goes away from you to outside as a right hander. And when cutting round take offs left hand snips cut is an easier motion on the wrist.
City Lock a polytechnikey llc company I totally agree keep sharp edges away. in this case the tool is less likely to hurt you then the metal curling off.
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I’m a roofer in New Zealand, 99% of our work is metal roofing, we use the wiss and Midwest offset snips ( Midwest’s mainly for flashings) . You’ll find if you turn your snips upside down they’ll add another set of cuts to your arsenal and they offcuts will peel down rather than up.
Midwest are the best I've tried every brand and I always could get by with just the greens if I had to buy we used 16 g Sheet metal and sometimes the cuts had to be perfect and Midwest are the best I've used
This gay guy is annoying
What Terry said basically. But flipping them upside down can turn one set of snips into its opposite. What do I mean my that? Reds putting the cut/waste material on the left side; when flipped upside down will put waste/cut material on the right side. This will keep you from having to swap in most situations. I rotate and use red and green when I can for it’s practical purpose when I’m doing repetitive left and right cuts, but when it’s quick small stuff I need to cut, I’ll cut the not
Al way with a pair of reds then flip them upside down and cut with them.
@@QUANTRELLBISHOP rotating will make no difference at all
@@lukasz070485 wtf are these guys talking about :') still pushes the same side up
Was told when young green for right turns red for left, yellow for straight and sometimes my cut looked like I used a hatchet , now I know color for direction of waste and finish results are amazing.
Thanks Vince
Me: "This is a great video with good info!"
Guy in navy tee: "Good-freaking-grief how long can he go on about this?!?! I was just making a short cut!!!"
For HVAC Reds for counter clockwise cutting and greens for clockwise. Straights I guess to cut shingles for roof jacks.
Yellow is also great at cutting slock
@@jacobsimerman5281 I normally use my bull nose but they are not long enough to cut straight through.
This is very important when installing rain gutters and downspouts. I did that for a few months and using the red or green snips properly makes a big difference. I personally used the Midwest snips over the Malco brand. I found the Midwest to be very smooth and require less force to cut thicker metals over the Malco or big box store brands.
Thanks for the feedback Josh!
Midwest is the best brand. Been using them for 6 years.
As a gutter installer i can attest to your correctness on this matter. It’s not over-kill when you want a good looking finish. And it only adds a few seconds. Next time speak to which way you lean/lean the ‘snips’ when cutting. And Wiss are the Cadillac of aviations
I used to install nothing aluminum and I would agree with you 100% the only thing I would add if it's a long cut "scissors" I find are much easier on long cuts and have never had an issue with them
Thanks Karl, we appreciate the feedback!
you really have to lean them a lot when cutting circular holes for downspout drops
@@Wazoo117 there is actually cutters for that!
@@John42832 yea we have the puch that makes the x for 2x3 spouts
but our supplier has oval drops for 3x4 which we dont have a punch for
Great vid Vince!spent time as a 'tin knocker' reds and greens my big Malcos for straight runs. You're right. Whatever you are cutting the waste side curls out the top so as not to ripple your finish side. Be sure to lay the blade flat against work....your wrist will be cocked slightly right or left depending on snip choice. Tip on cutting penetrations in duck work. Place a screwdriver tip on edge in the center of your cut andhit itwith hammer. This will leave a hole. Use either red or greens and cut in a circular motion until you reach near the edge of your finish cut. The metal you've removed looks like a cork screw. Now you can trim the last of your metal for a perfect cut. Sounds like a lot but becomes very quick. Also lose the plastic handle. This will allow your hand to slip around the tool as needed. Keep em coming Vince.
glad you explained that to all of the construction folks. in Aircraft work when you are cutting much thicker aluminum in most cases the L, R, Straight pair are a must. the yellow doeant get used nearly as much as the L and R pair in our world. plus if you see someone that doesnt have all 3 we usually just know that they are either new hire or have no idea what they are doing. tells you how different industries think
Thanks for the feedback Ray !
No doubt, I'm the guy that thought the greens were for right handers...lol I'm right handed social bought them (Milwaukee) no wonder they were out of stock on the yellow ones. Smh. I just needed snips around the house for trim and DIY stuff. I have no business having aviation anything 🙃😆 I thought I was getting a bargain at $14
most people buy yellow so they can see them streams out... lol
I've always had dramas and difficulties using snips and choosing the correct one for a particular cut. It was even more difficult being a left hander, but you cleared up a lot of things more than anyone else even after being shown dozens of times.
Thanks for sharing. 😉👌🏻
My Dad was a metal worker and he never got a chance to teach me this. Thanks for helping me learn about my dads work.
Midwest offset snips are the way to go!!!!!
Reds and greens will do it all, and cutting circles are a breeze!
I agree Midwest is the best mine are 15 years old and work better than any others
Commercial tin knocker here !
@@trillflaco local 105?
Critical Sheet Metal Apprentice no i wish ... just a commercial company
Thank you, I just bought all three and never knew there was a difference. Now I know. Have small project I'm starting tomorrow and will definitely experiment with the left and right shears. Appreciate your help. God bless 🤠🇺🇸
Good luck!
EXCELLENT...Tutorial ❤ Damn. I was the tool section of my local store just yesterday ...and I brought a piece of practice material with me ...and tried the Red, Green & Yellow snips on it. LITTLE did I know then what I know now... THANK YOU.
Glad the video helped!
thanks for the video, I recently joined the carpenters union and the journeyman i'm working with told me to just get the reds cause I'm right handed. Now I understand why it was a struggle to cut from some directions and bought all 3 colors to try them out.
I'm a GC that always avoided using snips.. Rarely had use for them but when I did, it would always be absolute frustration.. You're video really cleared things up for me and am now looking forward to putting your advise to use.. Thanks for the great info..
Thanks Bobby!
If I was going to teach this to students, I would give them the 3 kinds of snips and some scrap sheet metal and tell them to cut away and then come back and _tell me_ what the difference is between them. I watched most of the video and for the firsts time understood what I was looking for, but it wasn't until I started cutting up some metal and paying close attention to what was coming out, that I appreciated the differences.
When I first started out in hvac doing installs 3 and a half years ago I definitely botched some cuts by not using the proper snips lol. The first dozen times using the malco nibbler I always went clock wise thinking it was like using the greens. You live and you learn. Wish i seen this video before making those mistakes lol. Great video man 👍
Thanks Dylan, we appreciate it!
I always thought they were directional so used yellow 100%. Im a lefty. After half of this video i went out and bought a red pair. And man they did make a difference. Thank you guys for showing this!!!
That's funny I use all three snips to to make perfect cut and my co workers always criticize me because I carry all three on my belt lol I knew I wasn't doing anything wrong
I wonder what their thought process is and what they’re laughing about? I guess the jokes on them!! 👍🏻
Your also 2 snips healthier than your coworkers. 😆
Lol are they laughing cause you carry more tools tgan they cary teeth . Idiots with crinkled cuts .
Depends what your profession is. Of you're a carpenter, then there is no reason to carry all three sets of snips with you at all times. If you're doing fascia, soffit, etc., then that makes sense. If you're framing, or installing cabinets, or doing base/crown...yeah, you're being silly.
Guys will always make fun of each other until it becomes illegal one day
I have done some construction over the yrs. Everything from basic electrical, weathering, roofing, stucco ( which I hate and never do agian my hands were raw) , some framing ( built a barn and a she'd which I turned into a small bedroom) but mostly did ceremic tile only thing in that I didn't learn was lay out. With all the said I learned something on this video I thought they made right cut stright cut and left cut boy was I worng I'm always glad to learn new things.
What's your thoughts on Nibblers compared to Double cut shears Vince?
Great info. I found this out the hard way after cutting up probably 40 feet of corrugated steel panels. I just couldn't figure out why my cuts were going so poorly until I saw the red handled tool sitting in the tool box lol.
That is very nice cutting work. I forgot how these snips worked. I'm going out tomorrow to purchase a set because I have to cut stainless sheet. I had a set but they were stolen years ago and I see on Home Depot that I can buy a set of all 3. Tomorrow I will buy the set. I am a machinist and I'm going to be using the stainless steel sheet to protect A2 tool steel from scaling while I heat treat it.
I have used the greens and reds for years and a pair of big Malco snips for those long runs
I'm a journeyman sheet metal worker with over 20 years experience. I don't own yellow snips and I don't know anyone who does. Reds and greens do everything I need them to do.
Thank you for the feedback Jimbo. A lot of people never use the yellow snips!
All the short words go together. Red, left, and port. All the long words go together. Green, right, and starboard. It works with boat navigation lights, and which side of the boat, and it works with snips.
Yo fellas! I've used the greens upside down and work great when used in that fashion. Especially to keep my knuckles down and away from the cut material. Reds for knuckles staying up and away from the cut. Yellows have always been my backup to reds and greens in a pinch. Tip on snipping metal stud while stud is horizontal: 1. Cut upper flange. 2. Cut lower flange. 3. Bend stud with remaining strong side intact. 4. Score the bent seam with a razor knife a couple of times (Yes, it's hard on the razor.) 5. Bend the shorter end of stud back and forth until friction breaks the metal (about 3 or 4 times) 5. Admire perfectly straight cut (break) between flange cuts 1 and 2. Thanks guys and God bless!😁👍
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Blades are cheap at least. Good tip.
Reds were my favourite up until now. Now I know how to use them, they are all my favourite. I work with sheet metal everyday.
Great video!! Big ups!!
Never knew that. Thanks Vince. You make that look very easy. I've always just had a Yellow for home DIY and I've seriously struggled in some cases. I'll have to look at the others.
Thank you Fiddle!
Wow, all these years I never realized it's just which side you want it to discharge. Thanks Vince!
Ima destroy my boss with my skills now!
I have these same Wiss snips. This is the first video I've seen that actually explains how the damn things work. It's all about the waste side. THANK YOU!!!! And yes, they seem sharper than your old brand was when you got them - makes perfect sense lol.
Many thanks God bless you for sharing your useful experience with us
I laughed loud at 1:06🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
All that American confidence right there on his chin!!!!
Haha I didn't even notice 😂 That's normal for me to see here
I am glad someone can use these things. I have been in aviation for 30 years, for many I exclusively did sheetmetal. These things make such poor cuts that mine have been used so little that if they disappeared I would not replace them! The jagged cuts necessitate hours of filing or other clean up finish work. Shears with smooth jaws are what my fellow aircraft sheetmetal people and I use. Nice video on how to use them, though!
Erdi snips by bessey German made. Not serrated edge leaves a tare point. Big problem with Zinc and copper. I throw away the snips he's using.
Thanks, information and clear. Loved the demonstrations.
Glad it was helpful!
Great information here!!! Going to think about this next time I’m doing metal siding!!!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for sharing! I have always just used yellow but im an electrician and dont do much framing.
Thank you Alex!
Wow! I totally didn't know. Thanks for educating me.
Thanks for teaching me something new Vince Didn't know any of this Good informative video
Man This A very Nice Demostration i see using this tools and give me idea what the proper tools I buy. Good Job.
Just a point of fact: On boats/ships the running lights are RED to port (left) & GREEN to starboard (right)
Great advice Vince. I prefer the yellow for working with roof flashing. 🍻🤙
25+ years Acoustical, I always use the straight (yellow) 97% of the time. Only time I use Rights (green) (2%) is when I'm installing Shadow or "W" mold. I do own a pair of Lefts (Red) (1%) as a backup to when my Rights break or shaving the finish of the side of the "T-Bar". I do also own a pair of Rights and Lefts that are Right angle for working in tight spaces. A lot of time I'm cutting material that is above my head and the Lefts (Red) are an awkward angle to use.
Thank you so much for your time making this videos....I am just starting and I have always new they were different but this is the real explanation...great work....
thank you brother!👍👍👍 ..😁💓💓💓 from the Philippines!👍👍👍
For lath and metal framing we used nothing but the yellow handle ones...you learn to work with the one pair when your climbing scaffolding all day or up on a lift you try to keep your pouch light as you can....for long cuts we would use matco big shears for track studs or lath....up to 20 gauge you get into 18 and lower chop saw or double cuts.... Cool video though.....enjoyed it....hvac guys usually have all 3 ....i am a 3rd gen lather all 3 have their place but my pouch has the yellows and the big matcos ...
Thanks for the feedback Crazed!
i definitely needed greens installing a back pan in a curtainwall frame. we had to refabricate it, so one leg was longer. After install it was just proud of the glazing face.. struggled my ass of with the yellows trying to trim the leg down
I'm a HVAC installer, out in the the field I use offset reds and green the most. Reds do get used the most but if I need to I brack out greens for that nice cut. Alot of the time my waste cut from the reds is what I need, but this was a good video.
Oh yeah I prefer midwest snips. Cut is way cleaner
Thanks vince,I've always used the yellow snips,I have seen the other colors but thought it was just a different brand.
Thank you for the feedback Pasquale Cuda!
I used to install heating and air conditioning duct work, a pro needs all three and the big snips!
Thanks for the feedback Karl!
Good on ya for pressing forward. Don't let your handicaps slow you down.
Thanks man, I grew up thinking that Red=right/Green=left,, ( like a boat) and yellow was straight. Damn, I'm almost 70 and I just learned something!
Thanks again Vince !!! I knew that there were 3 colors but not sure what each of them did? Great overview of what each one is for. Say hi to the Mrs and God Bless you 🙏🙏 Thanks for sharing your thoughts and videos Rodney
Thanks Rodney, we appreciate it, hope you’re well, and stay safe my friend!
Learning a lot that I don't learn in the field. Thank you.
Awesome, thanks Drew!
what do yo do when there is no waste ? jst want to cut 1 profile into 2 smaller ones? make 2 adjecent cuts? one with the red one with the green?
Awesome video. Always have loved my wiss snips. Thanks for the tips. Need more videos like this always
Thanks for the video. What brand is your tape measure?
Lufkin shock force
One of your better videos! Thanks
Awesome video, thx a lot! You saved my project!
Happy Saturday, VCG! Keep up the great job 👍🧰👍😍
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Wiss just got a helloava order for there snips!
One Wiss snippy boi
Nah ....
Really good vid. Thank you.
Wow! A revelation! So being right handed I (usually) want the product in front of me and waste to the right…and the waste is on the anvil side so greens for me then. Like most hobbyist and small diy folk, I want the fewest tools with the most applicability, so I will probably just get one type and make do. Thanks guys…now my choice is well informed.👍
Thanks for a very informative video! Well presented & full of hands on experience & knowledge! Cheers from Western Australia!
Thanks for all the examples of using them! That was fantastic over the lip service run into a bunch.
Great video. I find I can cut very smooth straight long lines with yellow easily, as long as you cut off a lot of the waste first.
Nice Video! Thanks guys.
Thanks for watching!
Will be buying the greens & reds great video.. 👍
Blessings from the 🇬🇧 in these very difficult time's
Thanks Vince always learn somthing new watching your vids,wishing you all well from the UK
Thanks Steve, we appreciate you!
Been subscriber for a minute but haven’t paid close attention to the channel. But man you guys go into damn good detail. Really good shiz man.
Thanks for the simple explanation.
thanks for the explain. im 1 of those that thought the colors were for making round cuts
Thank you for the feedback Eric!
Can you cut through a steel plate with those? I need to make a cylinder guard security plate shorter?
Great information. Thank you.
Thank you Charles!
Useful practicum. 真正的專家！👍
Im not much of a milwaukee tool fan, but their snips are amazing!
I think I knew this but had forgotten! Thanx VCG!
I work for a flat roof and sheet metal company. when I got into the metal department one of the foreman's told me throw the yellow snips away or he would fire me. He said real metal guys don't use yellow snips. lol. Good video though. This is basically what he taught me minus the yellows. Good knowledge though. Thank you.
Great video. Helpful as I’m doing some cuts to hvac ducts.
Thx for sharing your knowledge 😊
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I need to make a few birthday / Christmas present recommendations for me to receive. I only have one color of snips. Great video.
I have all 3 pair, I don’t use them often, but will rethink which pair next time! Why was there metal around that door?
AWESOME content Vince!!! Thank you as always for your helpful content!!! You and the rest of VCG ROCK!!! Hope you and the Mrs are on tonight but if not.... HOPE YOU TWO, VCG GANG HAVE THE BEST, SAFEST WEEKEND!!!!!
Thanks Robert, we appreciate you, stay safe my friend!
My dad had a pair I used in the past yellow, I might buy a new pair though I remember using the dual hand cut shier one time in my past. Those are great for duct work. Currently, I use tin snips. I tried the Kobalt Vinyl Siding Snips though not as good as Wiss Aluminum Snips from using both to cut siding though tin snips cut easier then Aluminum Snips. I sometime use Aviation Snips, if handed to me, which I also looked at the way the metal would cut though they only had one type instead of all of them. I would like to see green in heavier gauge like the red is currently. Thanks for the video Vince.
Thanks Bryan we appreciate the feedback
Thanks...learned something new! Appreciate it.
I love these videos! I learn a ton from them
Thank you steven!
You guys make this look so easy lol.
Very informative.... ThankU..!
I never really seen the need for the yellows but after this video I'll be adding them to the tool pouch I personally like my Milwaukee snips but am curious now I might get a set of wiss
Oh no ! I just bought the red one from Menards I didn't see the viedo til now . I want to cut the top of my wood blinds that is metal because it's to long .Will I still be able to use this red one ? Thank you for this viedo.
looking straight at the top part of blind I will be cutting on the right side can I still use the red ?
Had no idea the colors signify each unique purpose for cutting waste direction. Super helpful thanks for the tip!
I'm glad there are still true craftsmen out there. People who know what the hell they're doing. This was a wonderful video!
Sweet video guys thanks for showing us how to use them properly, plus it's good for me because, I'm a lefty.
So if that’s the case does that mean that the red and yellow snips essentially do the same exact thing?
What tape are u using in this video
Crescent shockforce nite eye
I was tought to cut towed yourself with left hand snips doing strait cuts on large duct so waste goes away from you to outside as a right hander. And when cutting round take offs left hand snips cut is an easier motion on the wrist.
Thanks for the feedback Richard!
I follow Prudence and AvE's advice and always "Cut toward your chum, not toward your thumb!"
City Lock a polytechnikey llc company I totally agree keep sharp edges away. in this case the tool is less likely to hurt you then the metal curling off.
Your so informative bigman definitely opened my eyes
Good info. Great video!
very useful explanation. thx!
very educational. thank you.