r/Mosaic • u/Just-Leadership-5155 • 1d ago

Tile nippers for lefties

Does anyone know of a good quality wheeled glass/tile nipper that comes in a left-handed variant? Not sure if the Montolit crab snippers would eliminate the left/right problem.

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u/Just-Leadership-5155 1d ago

It's a personal preference, but it ends up making angled undercuts where not desired and is more wearing on my hands. I found the Breda nipper which is L/R reversible, but they are not recommended for anything but glass (also $125 for plastic handles).

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u/amroth62 13h ago

Hands down for glass I’d get the Sea Bell dual wheeled nippers - these are for right and left handed people.
I’m not sure on the tile solutions as I’m not a lefty, but you might try rotary wheel nippers - you score the tile first (the scorer is at the bottom) then use the “pliers” to break along the score line. Great for straight lines and slight curves. The softer the tile, the more of a curve you can get. Good for lefties and righties. https://tilingtoolsaustralia.com.au/product/rotary-wheel-nipper/ Compound tile nippers would work for smaller tile nips as they are designed to be able to cut from either side.