"Bob Engelhardt" wrote in message
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Steve B wrote:
I am going to have many straight cuts 48' long of 29 ga. paintlock. ...

Why didn't you say so? (Or did you & I didn't notice?) Forget nibblers &
shears - the ideal tool for this is a circular saw with a carbide metal
cutting blade. Tenryu, Morse, etc. It will fly through it.

Bob

I have tried a standard metal cutting blade, and it's just a lot of noise,
sparks, and it eats one blade per sheet. I do hear you that there is a
different blade that might be my answer. I will have about a $600 outlay
here in steel alone, and if this blade will do the simple job I need, it
will be worth it. I will need the other type shears and nibblers for other
type of work I'll be doing. But this will get me past this stage of the
project.

Steve