[TheForge] pneumatic nibblers

[terry l. ridder]

hello;

i have been given several pneumatic tools. among the tools are two
nibblers. that is what the labels on the tools call themself. the one is
not so much a nibbler as a shear. both tools work well cutting a
straight path. attempting to cut anything other than a straight path
becomes a chore. the one tool which i like to best has a pistol grip and
cuts sheet metal like it was slicing through butter with a hot knife.
the only down side is the way it cuts the sheet metal. there are three
parts to the "jaws" of this unit. the left and right parts are
stationary they ae shaped to form a shearing edge with the middle part
which moves. the middle part and the two stationary parts form a v-shape
cutter. i should take a close up picture and put it up on my web
servers. anyway, when cutting the sheet metal the tool slices out a 1/4
inch strip of metal which curls up as you continue to cut through the
sheet metal. this "nibbler" states on the label that it will cut sheet
metal up to 18 gauge. it has no problem cutting through 18 gauge judging
by the small piece of scrap that i tested it on.

i am wondering what are the other types of pneumatic "nibblers" are
there and do any of them handle cutting out complex designs?

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terry l. ridder ><>