# Electric shear for sheet metal

**URL:** http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/electric-shear-for-sheet-metal/1172
**Category:** Fab Shop
**Created:** [July 5, 2014, 4:45pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/electric-shear-for-sheet-metal/1172 "2014-07-05T16:45:33Z")
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### Author: ![don\_mannes](http://forum.driveonwood.com/user_avatar/forum.driveonwood.com/don_mannes/32/19008_2.png) [@don\_mannes](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/don_mannes)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2014, 4:45pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/electric-shear-for-sheet-metal/1172/1 "2014-07-05T16:45:33Z")

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In order to finish the steel roof project on my shop I have to make about 100 feet of rip cuts in the steel panels and was not looking forward to pinching the handles of hand shears that much. So I picked up these electric shears from Harbor Freight on sale for about $46 minus my 25% coupon and thought I would give them a try and I have to say so far I am impressed.  
[http://www.harborfreight.com/14-gauge-swivel-head-shear-68199.html](http://www.harborfreight.com/14-gauge-swivel-head-shear-68199.html)  
Here is a short video of part of my first cut with them.

[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/2VAPLqYAa2w/hqdefault.jpg "HF electric shear") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VAPLqYAa2w)

 ![](https://dow.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/original/2X/5/52c227ae6349e09015c65cb2e46b06428ccadfd7.jpg)

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### Author: ![tritowns](http://forum.driveonwood.com/user_avatar/forum.driveonwood.com/tritowns/32/11252_2.png) [@tritowns](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/tritowns)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/electric-shear-for-sheet-metal/1172/2 "2014-07-05T16:53:43Z")

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Keep us posted Don… while I do like our plasma cutter I’m no where as steady with my hands as I used to be. Those seem like it would be using a pair of electric scissors. Scissors I can still use pretty good… 🙂

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### Author: ![SteveMorgan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v2/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@SteveMorgan](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/SteveMorgan)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2014, 10:03pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/electric-shear-for-sheet-metal/1172/3 "2014-07-05T22:03:50Z")

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[http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product\_200596357\_200596357](http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200596357_200596357) Don I have one like you bought, but I like this kind better. It does not waste material as it cuts and it is easier to use.