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This tool cut the material like it was butter. I ordered this tool after reading the reviews here. I only wish I would have bought this tool before we did the soffits on the garage. It was quite and dust free. I used it to put hardi soffit on my house. The soffit had to have about 2" ripped off of each 8' piece.
Tool has more than paid for itself in decreased labor. Makes short work of cutting Hardiplank siding. Doing a big job replacing siding on apt buildings and this tool has really sped up the work.
Remember to always mark and cut from the back side for the best results and let the tool do the work-don't force it. Crosscuts work great, ripping works ok but seems to seperate the material a bit.
I am almost through and it still cuts just like it did when I took it out of the box. I have used it to make all of the cuts on the siding that I am installing on my garage. It is easy to use and best of all there is no dust. This cement cutting shear is wonderful. The first cut was so smooth that it was cutting the fiber cement before I realized it.
My husband is in the home repair business and has been residing a portion of a house. This may have to do with the nature of shears in general and not necessarily this brand. I've been using shears for about 4 weeks now on 5/16 x 8 1/4 Hardilap. Sometimes they seem to crush the material.we discovered that pulling up on the handle made cutting easier, although this is when the worst crushing occurred.
For the most part, cutting skill can be improved with a little patience. I'm glad I had the resources to purchase them and try them. I would definitely recommend owning a pair of shears if you are going to do a little bit of this kind of work. By the way, when cutting fiber cement siding with a circular saw, diamond tooth or whatever, it helps to have an assistant blow the dust away with a leaf blower. I am not sure how they compare to other brands, although we read some test reports. Shears do reduce dust.
This shear is worth the money. Dust has a tendency to find its way inside of respirators, no matter which type of respirator or mask that is used. Sometimes the shears seem to get stuck. We have tilted the shears to the left and to the right and really haven't found that they always cut easy.
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