What is this thing?
October 12, 2024 1:00 PM Subscribe
A cutter/snipper of some sort.
Yeah, came in here to say tinsnips.
posted by axiom at 1:28 PM on October 12 [1 favorite]
posted by axiom at 1:28 PM on October 12 [1 favorite]
I can’t quite tell, but it looks to me as if a bit of rust radiates from one of the ridges above a cutting edge, and that in turn makes me think it might be chrome plated.
Which doesn’t at all obviate the possibility it is jewelers snips, but does make it resemble some older surgical implements I’ve seen, especially veterinary surgical implements.
Whatever it may be, it’s a very nice piece!
posted by jamjam at 1:55 PM on October 12
Which doesn’t at all obviate the possibility it is jewelers snips, but does make it resemble some older surgical implements I’ve seen, especially veterinary surgical implements.
Whatever it may be, it’s a very nice piece!
posted by jamjam at 1:55 PM on October 12
Response by poster: >>it’s a very nice piece!
Restore - $1.50
:)
posted by falsedmitri at 2:29 PM on October 12 [1 favorite]
Restore - $1.50
:)
posted by falsedmitri at 2:29 PM on October 12 [1 favorite]
Tinsnips. I am a metalsmith and use them often on thinner gauge metals sheet.
posted by Czjewel at 3:36 PM on October 12 [4 favorites]
posted by Czjewel at 3:36 PM on October 12 [4 favorites]
Not only for tin of course. I use it on brass, bronze, silver and copper sheet stock. Not intended to cut wire or rods or tubes.
posted by Czjewel at 3:43 PM on October 12 [1 favorite]
posted by Czjewel at 3:43 PM on October 12 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: So the curved blades help with cutting sheet?
posted by falsedmitri at 3:57 PM on October 12
posted by falsedmitri at 3:57 PM on October 12
Curve helps the sheet of metal gently arc out of the way, I believe -- otherwise your hand would bash into it.
posted by wenestvedt at 6:28 PM on October 12 [1 favorite]
posted by wenestvedt at 6:28 PM on October 12 [1 favorite]
Tinsnips are available with various degrees and directions of blade curve. It's easier to follow the path you're trying to cut if the blades on the tool are shaped to help rather than needing to be constantly fought with.
At seven inches long, those snips are for lighter grades of sheet metal. My dad had a set that looked very much like those but bigger - about ten inches - and I have distinct childhood memories both of bloodied fingers from the sharp edges they leave on the cut metal, and a blood blister on the heel of my hand after a pinch from the stop where the handles meet at the back.
posted by flabdablet at 9:08 PM on October 12 [2 favorites]
At seven inches long, those snips are for lighter grades of sheet metal. My dad had a set that looked very much like those but bigger - about ten inches - and I have distinct childhood memories both of bloodied fingers from the sharp edges they leave on the cut metal, and a blood blister on the heel of my hand after a pinch from the stop where the handles meet at the back.
posted by flabdablet at 9:08 PM on October 12 [2 favorites]
Tinsnips- here’s a similar pair. Modern versions typically feature a rubber coating on the handles, but mine have worn off and now look similar to yours.
posted by zenon at 10:07 PM on October 12 [1 favorite]
posted by zenon at 10:07 PM on October 12 [1 favorite]
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posted by pipeski at 1:07 PM on October 12 [2 favorites]