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Miter Steel Snips

Ratings & Reviews for CRAFTSMAN Miter Steel Snips

3.9
128
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 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

Faster than a saw.

Would Recommend

The worked good. Try them out for yourself and you will find out. That's really all that can be said about these they work like you would expect.

January 29, 2022
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Efficient Tool

Would Recommend

These work great for those small jobs. I was able to complete my task of installing molding in a bathroom in half the time.

January 28, 2022
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Easier than using saw

Would Recommend

Easy way to do 3/4 round in room. Took way less time than using a regular saw and was simple to use.

January 27, 2022
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So so

Would Not Recommend

The Idea is good but didn’t work all that great !

January 23, 2022
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Works

Would Recommend

I bought this to cut some quarter round molding that I was laying down and it worked great

January 22, 2022
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Cut angles with theses snips

These snips area great when you need to cut angles. Works as advertised.

January 21, 2022
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Handy, but cuts could be cleaner

Would Not Recommend

Handy tool, however the blade is not quite stiff enough. Did not make a uniform 45deg cut in pine quarter round

January 20, 2022
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Worked few cuts

Would Not Recommend

The first few cuts of quarter round were great. After that, the blade had clearly bent. This is MDF quarter round so pretty soft. This could not handle even that. Job only entailed about 30’ of molding and a dozen or so cuts. Find another brand

January 19, 2022
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Don't buy

Would Not Recommend

I bought this tool and it does not work. I could not cut 1/4 round using two hands. It doesn't work and goes back to Lowe's tomorrow.

January 18, 2022
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Very handy tool

Would Recommend

Works great and easy to use for cutting quarter round

January 16, 2022
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Saved a lot of time!

Would Recommend

We were able to get clean cuts for our moulding using this

January 16, 2022
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These are great!

Would Recommend

These worked great for me, I wish that I had found these before getting to the last room of flooring.

January 15, 2022
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Works like charm!

Would Recommend

Bought this for a DIY project in my home to create an accent wall.

January 14, 2022
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Overall highly recommend this snips!

Would Recommend

Just got done using this product for my 1/4" round trim in my bedroom. It would great and I would highly recommend. It definitely speeds up the who process and the cuts looked great. 10/10

January 14, 2022
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solid tool

Would Recommend

Great quality. Hard to substitute something when you need exactly this tool.

January 7, 2022
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Very convenient, could be stronger

Would Recommend

These miter snips are SO convenient for doing DIY projects - I've been slowly replacing the baseboard and quarter round in our older home. However, only 3 stars given because you need to use a lot of strength to get through wood quarter round, hence you can end up with rounded cuts - but cuts through MDF like butter, so stick with MDF or softer material only. All in all, good product but with limited use.

January 4, 2022
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Gets the job done fast

Would Recommend

These snips are so easy to use! They leave no room for error since the angles are right on the tool. Talk about a time saver! The hardest thing about using these is getting them out of the package…

January 3, 2022
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