Hand Plate Shear 12",Manual Metal Cutter Cutting Thickness1/4 Inch Max,Metal Steel Frame Snip Machine Benchtop 1/2 Inch Rod,for Shear Carbon Steel Plates and Bars

Heavy. That's good. I have been cutting up old Disson handsaw blades that are somewhat hardened. This cutter cuts them cleanly without much distortion. In the past I've used everything from an angle grinder, to a band saw, to heavy-duty snips and I've hated the cuts from all of these tools. This thing cuts really well and with minimal effort. And... the best thing... it's quiet. You don't have to plug it in. You don't need hearing protection or even a dust mask. In my experience it doesn't cut really thin flashing material all that, but I could probably adjust the cutter heads to be a bit tighter. The thin stuff has a tendency to bend and get wedged between the block and the cutter head. Overall, I love this thing. It was a great purchase and it was crazy-inexpensive... with shipping!

Well built it cuts amazing the tool save's my hand from using hand shears

Has worked extremely well for cutting sheet metal. Cuts very precisely without distortion. I would recommend this to save time and messy cutting blades.

Shears are pretty simple tools, nonetheless this one is executed well. Assembly takes about five minutes (just several bolts to make the handle) and that's about it. Tips: -like with all big cast iron tools, these ship with bolts not super tightened etc. to prevent cracking. So make sure the bolts are tight, it will help keep the cuts straight when using on thicker materiale. -Make sure to use the hold-down part (the black thing that holds the metal flat) - it will help keep the metal where it needs to be, and not allow it to "rise" and make the cut less straight. -Several smaller cuts are always better than one big one, if you can do such. also, cutting closer to the throat / inside will result in less deviation, depending on what you are cutting. Also, as with any standard tool check if there are any cracks in the cast iron. This is rare, but these boxes get thrown around a lot, and sometimes there might be a crack you might find after it's too late.

Works as it should and cuts beautifully. Heavy duty, sharp shear. I use it for mostly aluminum. Its cuts 3/16 like butter! Not great for super accurate cuts but for snipping off corners and small peices its ideal. Very easy to use, one handed operation. Came well packaged and not damaged. The reason I give this a 4 star is because the actual cutting length is 10.75 inch not 12. The shear plate itself is 12 so that is a little misleading. I would highly recommend as its a cheap option to shear metal with very little footprint.

Imagine a paper could’ve cut steel! You will find yourself using this more and more if you do sheet metal work. Much quieter than running a saw and more accurately. Can’t say enough good things about this Tool!

I'm not a huge fan of the least expensive tool option, but I needed to cut a number of 20ga sheet metal panels for rust repair on a 1970's vintage VW, and dreaded using a cutoff wheel for it all. This arrived well packaged and cleaned up with some WD40. Bolted to my work bench, this cuts 20ga sheet metal better than I expected. Nice clean cuts with not much effort at all. Totally pleased!

Nice Product quality. Packaged well. Fast shipment. Should have got this years ago!

Es exactamente lo que esperaba, es un equipo robusto bien hecho. Lo necesito pata cortar pequeñas plaquitas de acero inoxidable y aluminio. lo recomiendo ampliamente.

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Das Element an sich wirkt sehr robust. Bei der Montage sind mir jedoch gleich mehrere Mängel aufgefallen: - angeschweißte Fußplatten sind verbogen - die Gewinde des Niederhalters sind so schlecht geschnitten, dass dieser sich kaum verstellen lässt - die Schneideklingen sind zum Teil blau lackiert. - der obere Teil des Hebels zum niederdrücken ist nur aufgesteckt, nicht befestigt. ärgerlich... Lieber ein paar Euro mehr verlangen und das Ganze dafür ordentlicher zu verarbeiten wäre sinnvoller gewesen.