What's the difference between red, green, and yellow aviation snips?

Red Snips: Cut straight and left. Ideal for right-handed workers cutting counter-clockwise circles or trimming left edges. Green Snips: Cut straight and right. Ideal for right-handed workers cutting clockwise circles or trimming right edges. Yellow Snips: Cut straight lines only. They have wide blades designed to clear the metal easily but cannot turn tight corners.

[' Red Snips: Cut straight and left. Ideal for right-handed workers cutting counter-clockwise circles or trimming left edges. Green Snips: Cut straight and right. Ideal for right-handed workers cutting clockwise circles or trimming right edges. Yellow Snips: Cut straight lines only. They have wide blades designed to clear the metal easily but cannot turn tight corners.', 'Field Tip: Look at the top blade. Red snips have the top blade on the left; green snips have it on the right.']

Stop if

• Use this as training guidance. The foreman, approved drawings, project specs, manufacturer installation instructions, employer safety policy, and AHJ/code requirements always control the final answer.

Check

• Field Tip: Look at the top blade. Red snips have the top blade on the left; green snips have it on the right.

Steps

• Red Snips: Cut straight and left. Ideal for right-handed workers cutting counter-clockwise circles or trimming left edges. Green Snips: Cut straight and right. Ideal for right-handed...

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