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Tinner Snips feature bent handle for safety.
August 10, 2006 -
Hot drop-forged from molybdenum alloy steel and heat-treated, 14 in. Tinner Snips are rated to cut 18 gauge cold rolled sheet metal and 22 gauge stainless sheet metal. Model P147CBP features full polish finish and Kush-N-Kote plastisol grips to cushion users hand, while Model 147CBT has burnished finish without plastisol grips and is designed for industrial applications. Both feature 3 7/8 in. length of cut per cutting stroke and can cut wide curves to right and left.
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Release date: August 1, 2006
Midwest SnipsŪ Introduces Two Made in USA 14-in. Bent Handle Tinner Snip Models
Sturgis, Michigan, August 1, 2006 -- Midwest Tool and Cutlery Company has introduced two Made in USA 14-in. tinner snip models featuring bent handles which position the users hand safely above the material being cut. Model P147CBP features a full polish finish and Kush-N-Kote plastisol grips to cushion the users hand. Model 147CBT has a burnished finish without plastisol grips and is designed for industrial applications. The two models further expand the Midwest SnipsŪ line of tinner snips, the only full line of Made in USA tinner snips on the market today.
Both 14-in. bent handle tinner snip models are rated to cut 18 gauge cold rolled sheet metal and 22 gauge stainless sheet metal and feature a full 3-7/8 in. length of cut per cutting stroke to facilitate long cuts in a variety of materials. A combination blade pattern cuts wide curves to the right and left. Midwest SnipsŪ tinner snips are hot drop-forged from molybdenum alloy steel and specially heat treated to produce the longest lasting, toughest 14-in. tinner snips on the market today.
About Midwest Tool & Cutlery
Midwest Tool and Cutlery Company produces the Made in the USA Midwest SnipsŪ brand of aviation and tinner snips at manufacturing operations in Sturgis and Kalkaska, Michigan. The company also produces a full line of folding tools, cable cutters and other specialty tools for the HVAC/R, construction, siding, roofing and sheet metal industries. Midwest SnipsŪ are available at HVAC/R and industrial wholesale distributors in North America and worldwide and at selected retail outlets.
Midwest SnipsŪ aviation snips and associated specialty tools are widely used
in the following trades/applications:
- Heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC/R) and refrigeration installation and repair
- Exterior remodeling industry (roofing, siding, gutter and down spout installation and repair)
- Floor covering installation
- Metal building construction and maintenance
- RV/Motor home/trailer manufacturing
- General construction, maintenance and repair
- Auto body repair
- General sheet metal cutting
- Industrial /MRO applications
Contacts:
Marketing:
Harold M. Cody Marketing Manager
USA
Phone: 269-651-7964 E-mail this person Company Information: Name: Midwest Tool & Cutlery Co. Address: 1210 Progress St. City: Sturgis State: MI ZIP: 49091 Country: USA Phone: 800-782-4659 FAX: 269-651-1811 http://www.firstchoicetool.com
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