[TheForge] Fw: pneumatic nibblers

[David E. Smucker]

Plasma arc cutter.  (Needs dry compress air, hence it is pneumatic).  Better 
than almost any nibbler out there.  Most nibblers were design / built before 
plasma arc was common or of lower cost.  Have a plasma arc cutter and the 
nibblers don't get used much.

Dave

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From: "terry l. ridder" <terrylr at blauedonau.com>
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 2:41 PM
To: "theforge e-mail list" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [TheForge] pneumatic nibblers

> 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?
>
> -- 
> terry l. ridder ><>
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