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January 20th 04, 04:03 PM
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Sheet metal "Nibbler"
Any thoughts on "Nibblers. Pneumatic Vs Electric?
Does anyone have experience with the electric Rodman Sheet-metal Cutting head? Said to cut mild steel, 16 gage. Bob Gaines Marietta, GA 
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January 20th 04, 04:15 PM
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"Nolaminar" wrote in message
... Any thoughts on "Nibblers. Pneumatic Vs Electric? Does anyone have experience with the electric Rodman Sheet-metal Cutting head? Said to cut mild steel, 16 gage. Bob Gaines Marietta, GA I can't speak to the pneumatic vs. electric question but. . . After using a pneumatic one time, I got rid of it. The "shavings" are little, razor sharp, half-moons of metal which dig into your shoe soles and travel with you. They then fall out on rugs, bathroom floors, and anywhere you will later walk in your bare feet. Rich "tenderfoot" S.
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January 21st 04, 03:45 PM
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Alternatives to power nibbler...
For Al a router with carbide bit and manual Adel nibbler for corners is pretty fast. For steel, an electric shear (cuts a strip about 3/16 wide so there is some waste) works well. Looks like an electric drill with a funky cutting head on it. Can cut the corners with a jig saw. -Bob Nolaminar wrote: Any thoughts on "Nibblers. Pneumatic Vs Electric? Does anyone have experience with the electric Rodman Sheet-metal Cutting head? Said to cut mild steel, 16 gage. Bob Gaines Marietta, GA
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January 24th 04, 06:05 AM
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On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 10:45:47 -0500, tongaloa
wrote: Alternatives to power nibbler... For Al a router with carbide bit and manual Adel nibbler for corners is pretty fast. For steel, an electric shear (cuts a strip about 3/16 wide so there is some waste) works well. Looks like an electric drill with a funky cutting head on it. Can cut the corners with a jig saw. -Bob I have one (Ingersol Rand) that is air powered. There is a ball bearing on an eccentric that pushes the cutter up and down. leaves a nice edge and works even when I have the metal masked off. You do have to be careful as it's a tad faster than you expect at first. :-)) No good for inside corners, but otherwise works great. I run 90 psi to the tool. Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com Nolaminar wrote: Any thoughts on "Nibblers. Pneumatic Vs Electric? Does anyone have experience with the electric Rodman Sheet-metal Cutting head? Said to cut mild steel, 16 gage. Bob Gaines Marietta, GA
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