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Miter Steel Snips

Ratings & Reviews for CRAFTSMAN Miter Steel Snips

3.9
128
Review
 3.9 out of 5
128 Reviews


64% Recommend this product

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What Customers Are Saying

Customers praise this tool as a convenient, time-saving solution for light-duty angled cuts on thin materials like quarter round, shoe molding, PVC, and MDF trim. Many highlight its ease of use, precision angle guides, and appeal for DIYers avoiding larger equipment setup. However, a substantial portion report significant durability concerns, with blades bending or breaking after just a few uses. Several note the lack of replaceable blades compounds frustration. While most find it effective for occasional trimming tasks, blade reliability issues undermine confidence in long-term value.

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128 Customer Reviews

Very self explanatory.

Would Recommend

I loved that it helps you make angle cuts for someone with no experience.

March 4, 2022
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Work great and feel great in the hand!

Would Recommend

They work for what they’re supposed to. Good quality, feels good until the hand. I use them for trimming guitar bindings which are hardwood and about 2.5mm thick. Never had one chip out.

March 3, 2022
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If you have very soft wood

Would Not Recommend

Better suited for Plastic. Wood molding was difficult to cut

February 27, 2022
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Blade wonders a little

Would Not Recommend

They are ok, but tried to snip a small piece of vinyl and the blade seems to wonder.

February 25, 2022
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Time saver

Would Recommend

Makes installing quarter round much quicker than having to use a saw. Clean cuts, and accurate angles

February 22, 2022
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Super handy to have!

Would Recommend

The angles are super helpful for quick install of quarter round!

February 20, 2022
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Useful tool

Would Recommend

This is a strong tool. Gets it done. Cheap and faster

February 16, 2022
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Pretty good alternative to buying a miter saw

Would Recommend

I don’t have a miter saw and didn’t want to buy one just to install some quarter rounds. So this was a good alternative. It’s a bit difficult to maintain a right angle during cutting, though.

February 14, 2022
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Great tool

Would Recommend

Very easy to use and easy to cut things. Used for quarter rounds on baseboard and cut very even and clean

February 11, 2022
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Very limited use.

Would Not Recommend

Not the best, Use miter if you can. very limited use.

February 11, 2022
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Good

Would Recommend

Good very easily and comfortable i like it thank you

February 11, 2022
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Works great

Would Recommend

Works great for all my moulding and trimming needs. Speeds up my work and makes it more efficient.

February 9, 2022
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Good tool

Cuts well. The etching with the angles are a but unreadable but works if you know what you're doing.

February 5, 2022
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Great cuts for smaller shoe moulding

Would Recommend

Great miter snips for shoe moulding 1/2" stock. Was not great at cutting 3/4 or greater pine shoe moulding.

February 5, 2022
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One project use tool

Would Not Recommend

This product seems very sturdy, however the blade bent within the first use. It worked great when cutting quarter round at first, but when i tried to trim a little bit more from one end of the trim the blade doesn’t stays straight, but moves to one side and after that, it wont be centered anymore which means no more straight cuts. I ended up returning it and finishing my project with my miter saw. It is sure a time saver if the blade would just be more reinforced to stay centered.

February 5, 2022
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Great for 1/4 round

Wotks great fpr cutting 1/4 round. Dont have to keep running out to the saw to cut the next piece.

February 3, 2022
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trash!

Would Not Recommend

These will barely cut thru 3/4” primed quarter round. Not worth the $20.

January 31, 2022
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