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I am almost through and it still cuts just like it did when I took it out of the box. This cement cutting shear is wonderful. The first cut was so smooth that it was cutting the fiber cement before I realized it. It is easy to use and best of all there is no dust. I have used it to make all of the cuts on the siding that I am installing on my garage.
For the most part, cutting skill can be improved with a little patience. 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. 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. I would definitely recommend owning a pair of shears if you are going to do a little bit of this kind of work. My husband is in the home repair business and has been residing a portion of a house.
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. I am not sure how they compare to other brands, although we read some test reports. This shear is worth the money. Shears do reduce dust. This may have to do with the nature of shears in general and not necessarily this brand.
Dust has a tendency to find its way inside of respirators, no matter which type of respirator or mask that is used. I'm glad I had the resources to purchase them and try them.
I tried score and break and "the saw".(still can't breathe right) :-) I read about these shears and a light went off. I am sure that a few may have other opinions.but my house went up quick and clean and messless thanks to these great shears. I am STUNNED at how clean they cut and they make almost no mess. I wanted to side my Modern Box shaped home with Hardiplank. I am NOT a builder.
I made a few bad measures and even cut the correct length while the board was already hung. I am a person that believes that if you pay attention, that you can do most anything that you pay other people to do. I gotta try these. Buy them. They are GREAT.
It actually cuts very quickly. This shear works well and curls a 1/4-inch strip instead of creating dust. It sometimes smashes the edge of the fiber cement plank instead of a clean cut - not sure why this happens, I have been trying various methods of support to stop this. I have only used it on 5/16-inch siding boards. A pass or two with a rasp cleans up the edge if needed.
Upon recommendation I tried this brand and it is a true professional tool. I highly recommend this tool over its competition. I is so smooth and easy to use and is quiet and powerful.
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