How to Pick a Throatless Bench Top Metal Shear for Cutting Thick or Thin Metal - Eastwood

In this video Joe goes over the bench top shear and throatless shear and helps you pick which one is BEST for your shop.

8" Bench Shear: https://www.eastwood.com/8-in-bench-s...

Throatless Shear: https://www.eastwood.com/throatless-s...

This Eastwood 8 inch straight cut throatless bench shear makes it easy to cut perfectly straight lines.

The Eastwood 8 Inch Bench Shear Features:

8 Inch tool steel blade
Cuts up to 11 gauge steel and 14 gauge stainless steel
Long handle for leverage
Throatless design for continuous cutting
Sturdy cast frame
With a heavy duty steel frame, tool steel blades and extra long leverage handle, this shear is a must-have tool for any fabricator. It will easily handle a full 8 inch cut of 11 gauge steel and will even shear up to 3/16 inch in smaller widths, plus up to 3/16 inch round bar. The throatless design allows for continual cutting in a straight line - with a helper you can cut a 4 foot x 8 foot sheet in half! Shear mounts securely to your workbench or quickly in a vise for smaller jobs.

THE EASTWOOD THROATLESS METAL SHEAR FEATURES:

Throatless Bench Shear makes quick, clean, cuts in metal—straight, curved, or more intricate

Rack and pinion gearing, plus extended handle, improve your leverage
Tool steel blades slice thru 14 gauge mild steel, 14 gauge aluminum, 18 gauge stainless
Throatless shear is crafted of rugged cast iron
This is not your typical metal cutter. Our rugged, cast iron throatless shear allows you to make straight, intricately curved and irregular cuts in metal with ease and accuracy.

Throatless hand shear design amplifies leverage with rack and pinion gearing and an extended handle, so you’ll easily slice through 14-ga. mild steel, 14-ga. aluminum and 18-ga. stainless. Tool steel blades (adjustable for wear) provide burr-free cuts. Metal cutter’s base has three holes for mounting this throatless hand shear on your workbench or our 13162 Tool Stand.

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