Cut through everyday materials like cardboard, fabric, or plastic with the Worx Zipsnip cordless electric scissors. Its rechargeable battery offers long-lasting performance, and a portable storage case keeps everything organized. Best for light to medium cutting needs around the house. Note: It’s not built for materials thicker than 1/4 inch or heavy-duty use.
Reality Check
Worx Zipsnip is a cordless electric scissor designed for anyone who needs to cut a variety of household materials with less hand fatigue. Instead of struggling with manual scissors, you simply squeeze the trigger and guide the lightweight tool through cardboard, fabric, paper, or even thin carpet. Its rechargeable battery promises months of use per charge, and the included carrying case makes it easy to take to job sites or keep organized in your home workshop.
While it handles most light-duty cutting tasks efficiently, the biggest trade-off here is the tool’s plastic construction and its limit of 1/4-inch cutting capacity. This means that while it’s great for quick projects and daily packaging, it struggles with thicker or denser materials, and may not inspire total confidence in durability for heavy users. The manual safety lock is simple but might slow you down if you need to make lots of quick cuts. If you’re looking for something for occasional, easy cutting jobs and value portability, it’s a strong choice — just don’t expect it to replace sturdier, professional cutters for demanding tasks.
Best For: DIYers, crafters, and anyone frequently opening boxes or working with thin materials
Not Recommended For: Users needing to cut dense/thick materials or seeking a highly durable, all-metal tool
Key Features
- [Stronger and better scissors] So what is the ZipSnip? They’re cordless electric scissors. They can cut tougher material with far less hand strain than manual scissors.
- [Added portability] With a customized portable case for your zipsnip cordless electric scissors and all accessories, you could take them anywhere for your DIY project and keep yourself protected from the sharp blade when not in use.
- [Additional blade] Comes with an additional replacement blade so that you always have a plan B for continuous performance without disruption from blunt blade.
- [Versatile cutting capabilities] From paper to plastic, the fabric, plastic packages, leather and cardboard cutter’s rotating blade can cut through materials up to ¼” thick.
- [Only 1 lbs.] Not only can you work a long time without fatigue, but the Zip Snip is easy to maneuver.
- [Months on one charge] The 4V max. lithium battery enables long runtime with single charge. Integrated Battery indicator provides real-time battery status for efficient task management.
- [Blade stays sharp] The automatic sharpening system of the rotary cutter ensures you’ll always have a clean, smooth cut and can be used as fabric scissors, cardboard cutter, carpet cutter.
- [Safety first] Both the trigger and the lock-out switch need to be pressed to make the Zip Snip operate, so the electric scissors will only work when you’ve got a firm grasp on things.
- [Do it yourself. Do it better. Do it with Worx] Worx tools are engineered with cutting-edge technology, and above modern efficiency standards, so you can build a cost-effective tool collection that’s been designed to last.
