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air nibbler

Never used one of those but I bought this one for the last machine shop I worked at. I was the lead machinist and could spend up to $500 a week on tools and equipment without having the boss OK it. This Makita unit is B A D A S S! 10 gauge steel and 12 gauge stainless capacity. I will buy myself on someday. I used it several times and it cuts like a hot knife thru butter. Leaves little half moon shapes. Punch I believe was 1/4 in diameter. Could cut as small as about a 10" diameter. No deformed edge what so ever. Link below


http://www.google.com/products/cata...CQQrQQwAg&cid=15550289698662091862&sa=title#p
 
I have something similar and it did not work very well. I might have been using it at the limit of its use though. I have used them in the past with success but it wasn't a cheap version either so IDK.
 
4X4HIGH said:
I have something similar and it did not work very well. I might have been using it at the limit of its use though. I have used them in the past with success but it wasn't a cheap version either so IDK.
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I expected it to work, but was really suprised and stoked at just how well the one we got worked. I used it only on 10 ga material. Don't know how it works with thinner material. Was the one you used a Makita? Same model?
 
Robert, once again SLOOOW DOWN buddy. :doah:

My reply was to the OP. I have something similar to the one he posted.
 
4X4HIGH said:
Robert, once again SLOOOW DOWN buddy. :doah:

My reply was to the OP. I have something similar to the one he posted.
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You didn't specify or quote him and I had just posted so I thought you were talking to me, sorry.
 
I've used the HF variety...

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and was, by and large, quite usable. I did my half doors with it, plus a big chunk of body work on the wheel wells. It does gum up if you don't hold it perpendicular to the workpiece, but whaddya expect for $25?

The one thing to note is that they toss these NASTY little moon-slivers of sheetmetal which embed themselves into the bottom of your shoes, hide in corners of the shop, and otherwise make major annoyances of themselves.

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DR said:
Hmm... Maybe Ill give this one a try. Like I said, I wont use it very often. I just think it would be super handy the few times I do use it.
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I was pleased with the tidiness of the cuts -- once I got the hang of it, it would go through flat stuff like a warm knife through butter.

The curved panels were trickier and required me to be patient and hold it just so.

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nibblers have their place, i've had one for 20 or so yrs... they are very specifac in the conditions they work well in... they like flat sheetmetal......

of all the tools i'd buy from HF, a nibbler would not be one....
 
i'd be VERY leary of the cutting head in a HF one.... it's a pretty precision tool...

honestly, I dont expect much of anything from power tools from HF, they are as cheezy as you can get..... my boss buys them for the yard guys at work.... i swear the circular saw weighs about 8 oz's...
 
Ive have had one for a couple years and used it alot while doing work on my Blazer. if you clamp a stait edge on metal as a guide and use the nibbler it makes great lines. If you have a sharpie line on a piece of metal you can do very well following it. I bought a flanger/hole punch from hfreight and it has work really well. The nibbler wasnt from there but theres should work. If not return it. They have a great exchange returnm policy.
 
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