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[CBJ805T]

In the next stage of my restoration procrastination I'm considering getting one of these for cutting sheet steel

https://www.machinem...d-metal-nibbler

has anyone got any experience with? Good? Bad?

[acrowot]

there absolute rubbish got one here somewhere u can have

[alex-95]

Pair of tin snips, much better.

[Tamworthbay]

there absolute rubbish got one here somewhere u can have

+1 had one given to us at work and it's a waste of time. The air nibblers are brilliant but at home I just use a combination of an angle grinder with 1mm cutting disc and a powerfile.

[FlyingScot]

there absolute rubbish got one here somewhere u can have

+1 had one given to us at work and it's a waste of time. The air nibblers are brilliant but at home I just use a combination of an angle grinder with 1mm cutting disc and a powerfile.

+2 jams up and difficult to keep in a straight line. Useless....

[Spider]

I've got a Makita one, different to those it does work really well, but about 10 times the price of one of those.

 

Pair of tin snips, much better.

 

And even though I do have the Electric Nibbler, I can't remember the last time I used it, I just pick up the Wiss Snips and do the job.

 

If you think you'll have some long stright cuts to do and you need them neat (like a guillotine), get a decent cordless (or even corded) Circular Saw and a Metal Cutting Blade, works a treat, especially if you use a straight edge for a guide.

[CBJ805T]

That'll be a no then , thanks the advice guys

Edited by CBJ805T, 17 January 2015 - 03:50 PM.

[tedmcedd]

I have some electric shears that work very well, but nothing really like those you have linked!!

 

Good pair of Gilbow snips, can't go wrong!!

[Tomm]

I have one, stick it in the end of a drill.

 

It was my old mans years ago and its fantastic, I use it quite a lot, oil and maintain it on a regular basis and its been a good tool to me.

 

Use it on the wrong material and you'll probably kill it.

[ibrooks]

I've got one of those and think it's brill - mine is a different make and cost a lot more than that many years ago so maybe quality is different.

 

I also have an air powered one (from Argos of all places) that's great but more hassle having to fire up the compressor and wait for it to charge so only tends to get used when there's a bigger job on.

 

My biggest problem is the thousands of little crescents that end up all over the floor. No matter how quickly you sweep up after using it I always find myself digging them out of the soles of my boots for days afterwards (or leaving them in the house when they fall out on their own).

 

Iain