Electric Metal Shear, 14 Gauge 5.0 Amp Variable Speed Swivel Head Heavy Duty Sheet Metal Cutter

Great tool makes cutting tin a breeze

Affordable option if you need to cut metal with a little precision than shears. It cut through 18 ga aluminum diamond plate quite easily. The tool feels substantial and well made. Handled my needs without breaking the bank.

It's decent enough. It's a little finicky to work. The trigger doesn't always turn it on so you need to depress then press trigger a few times to get it to work. Once powered, sometimes it takes off and works great and sometimes it doesn't advance unless you rock it back and push it forward with a good amount of force (all cuts I made were the same gauge steel, maybe 18 gauge). If you get one you will know what I mean by "rock it back and push forward with a good amount of force". There is a slight amount of curling along the cut but nothing for me to complain about. I don't think I need this past my current project so it fits my needs. So far I've made about 120 feet of cut lines and it still works like it did when I made my first cut. Sure beats using an angle grinder to make cuts.

Met my expectations really liked it

I read the reviews and began to have second thoughts so I requested a cancellation of my order but I waited too long, I still had the intention of returning it. So when the shears arrived I wanted to see how well it worked, as soon as I plugged it in it started running on low speed which verifies the sticking switch review. I unplugged it to see if I could fix it. It was the trigger switch not seated properly in the handle that caused the misaligned trigger to jam against the motor housing. After I set in place properly it worked fine. The next step was to see how well the shears worked and beyond my expectations it cut 20, 18, 16, and 14 gauge steel and 18 gauge stainless steel. So I'm guessing that some of the bad reviews were were by those that used the tool improperly i.e., trying to cut a tight radius or trying to cut non flat surfaces. I'll keep it and update accordingly.

I have owned another shears from harbor freight lasted many years. This is heavy duty, ok but the trigger switch sticks, does not turn off often.

Yeah this is good metal shearing tool for the money.The build quality is just as good as the Dewalt or Milwaukee. If you ask me for my opinion you’re just waisting your money buy purchasing those more expensive brands. Truth be told they are probably made in the same production plant. I just went downstairs and found a old license and it sliced right through it just like butter. Now I wanna emphasize that this metal shear is only made for “light duty”. Like ductwork, you know guys that cut metal to make ductwork for new homes. Now if you’re hoping to cut 1/4 plate steel, this is not the tool that you need. I think a lot guy’s buy stuff like this hoping to cut thick ass metal and then they get pissed when it won’t work. Well listen if you wanna cut thick stuff then you should probably get a jigsaw with a high temperature metal cutting blade or use cutting torches or a plasma cutter. It’s called being realistic about what you expect from your tools. This metal shear is no different than any other tool, it’s only meant to do so much and that’s it. If you actually break the little nibbler on this metal shear, then you’re trying to cut to thick of metal. Also if you want to buy a cordless battery powered power tool then expect to pay three times as much it. Now you can buy a metal shear at Harbor Freight somewhere what this costs, but then you have to purchase the battery and then the charger separately. So when you get through buy that stuff you are at $130 to $150 bucks. And you can do whatever floats your boat, it’s your money do whatever you want. But the purpose of my review is that this metal shear is old school and you have to plug it in, but it will do the same thing as those more expensive brands and it won’t break the bank if you know what I mean. And mind you that this is for light metal work. If you try to cut thick stuff then you’re only going to get upset and frustrated.

The package was open. Looks like a return item send to us.