I think I am going to get the DeWalt DW 890 shear. And an American made air
nibbler. The IR nibblers are about 4x to 6x the price, but I have heard of
too many of the Chinese ones dying an early death from work. Is there an
alternative to the higher priced IR, or should I just buy the good one and
cry once? I also looked at the Ketts, and they are a good chunk more than
DW or Milwaukee. My budget on this is about $350 for all three, and I am
going to get a rebuilt DW, as these will only see "normal" use.

Now, another question. The scissors are for long lines, right?

The nibbler is for nibbling 1/8" or so chunks for fine and finishing work,
right? Looks like they dress up edges and don't have much of a throat.

And just what are the ones that have two jaws about 3/4" long, one
stationary, the other going up and down? Would that be for long lines and
broader radiuses? And similar views about a not so deep throat.

I like to understand what I need, then I go shop price. I think I've
narrowed down the brands, now will shop for price, and buy according to
priority of need, the scissors first, nibbler second, and the whatzit third,
if I decide I even need it once I see what the other two can do.

Thanks in advance.

Steve

On Jan 3, 12:42*pm, "Steve B" wrote:
I think I am going to get the DeWalt DW 890 shear. *And an American made air
nibbler. *The IR nibblers are about 4x to 6x the price, but I have heard of
too many of the Chinese ones dying an early death from work. *Is there an
alternative to the higher priced IR, or should I just buy the good one and
cry once? *I also looked at the Ketts, and they are a good chunk more than
DW or Milwaukee. *My budget on this is about $350 for all three, and I am
going to get a rebuilt DW, as these will only see "normal" use.

Now, another question. *The scissors are for long lines, right?

The nibbler is for nibbling 1/8" or so chunks for fine and finishing work,
right? *Looks like they dress up edges and don't have much of a throat.

And just what are the ones that have two jaws about 3/4" long, one
stationary, the other going up and down? *Would that be for long lines and
broader radiuses? *And similar views about a not so deep throat.

I like to understand what I need, then I go shop price. *I think I've
narrowed down the brands, now will shop for price, and buy according to
priority of need, the scissors first, nibbler second, and the whatzit third,
if I decide I even need it once I see what the other two can do.

Thanks in advance.

Steve

Steve

The nibbler is for tighter curves than either of the the others. The
mechanism behind the cutting edge is narrower than the cutting edge so
it can cut through a piece wider than the "throat". Never used a
power nibbler, but they make, or used to a hand powered version.

CarlBoyd

CarlBoyd

--Have you seen Beverly style shears yet? Also I'm thinking if you
can do template cutting you might want to rough out your shapes with a
plasma cutter, then use a bench mounted power nibbler to finish the job.

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On 04 Jan 2012 17:47:03 GMT, steamer wrote:

--Have you seen Beverly style shears yet? Also I'm thinking if you
can do template cutting you might want to rough out your shapes with a
plasma cutter, then use a bench mounted power nibbler to finish the job.

Just keep in mind..that like a torch..a plasma cutter leaves a Heat
Affected Zone in the area of the cut. It might be smaller than that of
the torch..but it IS indeed there. Sometimes its better to cut a fair
amount larger..and then use the Beverly to cut inside of that HAZ area.

Else you are trying to cut heat treated material


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