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MEXICOWANDERER's avatar
Nov 19, 2015

Sheet Metal Nibbler / Good Brand?

Draper 35748 Expert 255Mm Hand Nibbler by Draper
In Stock

$24.82

My hand dexterity and squeeze strength is not in the best of fitness




Product Description
Expert quality, for cutting a wide variety of materials cleanly without bending or distortion. Interchangeable cutters have accurately ground edges. Spring-loaded handles are coated and have slip guards for extra safety. Cuts sheet metal up to 1.2 mm thickness and laminates and plastics up to 2 mm.

Draper Expert tools are ideal for the professional tradesperson or the committed DIYer who appreciates quality. The range includes items for all of your professional and home improvement needs, including power tools, socket and spanner sets, saws and woodworking tools, storage items and protective gear, and engineering tools.

All Draper tools are manufactured to high quality standards that are strictly controlled by our quality control engineers. They offer good value for money and a number of useful features to improve the performance of the product. All Draper products come backed by the Draper Tools guarantee.

1.2 mm = 19 gauge sheet steel thickness.

Am I barking up a tree with too thin of metal nibbling capacity?

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  • Would be to thin for me. I use a el cheapo air nibble that does the job.
  • ktmrfs's avatar
    ktmrfs
    Explorer III
    MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
    Draper 35748 Expert 255Mm Hand Nibbler by Draper
    In Stock

    $24.82

    My hand dexterity and squeeze strength is not in the best of fitness




    Product Description
    Expert quality, for cutting a wide variety of materials cleanly without bending or distortion. Interchangeable cutters have accurately ground edges. Spring-loaded handles are coated and have slip guards for extra safety. Cuts sheet metal up to 1.2 mm thickness and laminates and plastics up to 2 mm.

    Draper Expert tools are ideal for the professional tradesperson or the committed DIYer who appreciates quality. The range includes items for all of your professional and home improvement needs, including power tools, socket and spanner sets, saws and woodworking tools, storage items and protective gear, and engineering tools.

    All Draper tools are manufactured to high quality standards that are strictly controlled by our quality control engineers. They offer good value for money and a number of useful features to improve the performance of the product. All Draper products come backed by the Draper Tools guarantee.

    1.2 mm = 19 gauge sheet steel thickness.

    Am I barking up a tree with too thin of metal nibbling capacity?


    after messing around with hand nibblers for a while, I finally just said "enough is enough" and bought an air nibbler and use it with my compressor. If you have access to a compressor, that's my suggestion.

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