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electric hand shears
I saw these on Ebay and I was wondering if anyone has tried them?
I can't see them selling them for that price if they are any good they are rated for 1/8 I was wondering what the blade gap is? will it leave a burr on 19 gage? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT thanks in advance
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Seems awful cheap but you never know with the offshore stuff. Some is very good and some is indescribably bad. The HF electric shear is/was very good and it's about the same price but I don't think it would do 1/8 steel.
I have a set of Kett air and electric shears so I'm not looking for anything but for that price, it'd be worth checking out. With a 7 day return policy, the worst case is you'd have to pay shipping both ways. I've looked at those types of shears and thought about how you could adapt (probably just the head) it for a light duty recriprocating machine like the BarbMax I made Coppretta. I'm pretty sure it's a Scotch Yoke type eccentric.
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Be wary on heavy duty electric shears as they don't corner so great.
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I am actually looking for one of these, but only for sheet metal, not as thick as 1/8". But again, these are silly expensive here, and I can't seem to find any decently priced ones on ebay.co.uk, so I'm thinking HF when I go to Atlanta.
Are these worth the whopping 40$? http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=92148 Or are there any other tool stores or chains I should check out? I only know of HF from my previous trips to California, but maybe there are ohers in Georgia? EDIT: I just remembered that these tools of course are for 110-120V, and we use 220-230V, so never mind
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Quite surprised to see this thread since I purchased one of these yesterday! I had a project that I had to make 8 long curved cuts and needed to get them cut immediately so I rushed over to HF and purchased their electric shear for $37.83, tax included. Got home and did my cuts that I needed in a flash. I was so happy that I could have thrown the shears away after I did my cuts and still felt it was worth the money. It cut 19 ga like butter. My only problem is that I am LEFT HANDED. I mean severely left handed. Cutting with it was quite awkward since I can't see what's happening on the other side of the thick metal parts so I had to use my right hand to cut with. Anyway, they work and I guess I'll keep them for another project. He,he!
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Rick,
Besides the comments from the others above, the only think that I can think of that might bite you down the road is blades. Make sure you can get replacement blades for it. David
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Yes, those are one of the HF electric tools that seems to work well and last a long time. The blade gap usually needs tweeking but I have an old set that has always done what I asked it to do. Can't speak to the current ones but from Chas post it sounds like they are still good.
There are 2 or 3 HFs in the metro Atlanta area and also a couple Northern Tools. One is in Marietta near the water park. Even though the voltage won't work for you, the visit will be interesting. MSC and ENCO are also based in Atlanta out on the east side. You can google them but they have ANYTHING and everything a gear head might want, from nuts and bolts, to machine tools, to raw stock. Not cheap but they have stuff you just can't find elsewhere. They don't have a show room but you can walk in to a city sales counter and place an order. It takes a while for them to gather up though because their inventory is enormous. Both places have online stores you can Google. Btw, there are places in Atlanta you want to avoid...basically anything on the south side of the downtown area can be pretty rough.
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I have used for several years a re-manufactured Hitachi 16 gauge cap, side cut shear. Have 3 in my classroom and for about 150.00 a very good investment. Never had to adjust from day one on any gauge metal. And cuts very smooth and burr free. Even high crown panel trimming with excellent results. I send class students to www.reconditionsales.com for purchase of the side cut as well as HD 9" right angle grinders ect...
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Quote:
http://www.reconditionedsales.com/
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