B3is $1260.00Yes, the cutting blades cost more than the HF tool.
Did you check the price of the B3?
B3is $1260.00Yes, the cutting blades cost more than the HF tool.
Did you check the price of the B3?
In this case I could not justify the higher amount. I have snap on too .Kinda like buying Snap On or Craftsman.
Good tool too, mine has a smaller base ,I put two bolts in back holes with double nuts and can clinch in vise to use it ,then can put it away when not using .I can do every thing that one does.
Don't know , don't own one.Can you cut arcs and circles with that style shear? It looks more like it only makes straight cuts.
Can you cut arcs and circles with that style shear? It looks more like it only makes straight cuts.
Don't know , don't own one.
The one I have does every thing that I need to do.I can cut straight or curve 's.I will say that one would be quicker cutting straight line since the jaws are straight. Simply line up the jaw and pull handle and do not have to move the metal On straight lines I make a mark on the metal and use masking tape to the line makes it easier to follow than a thin scratch mark or pencil and simply follow that tape edge by shifting the metal as you cut. It took a little use to figure that out.Well get one so you can answer my question.
Jim I put a bolt in the back holes long enough to be able to tighten bolts to base and then double nut the bolt. With the double nut the vice had more area to grab onto. That way even if the base is not setting on base which you do want any way there is absolutely no wobble of cutter in vice. If you only laid bolts loose you might get some looseness or wobble. Of course I leave the bolts and nuts in the base ready to put in vice again .Well, I unpacked the replacement shear tonight. All of the bolts are tight as they should be, little play but much better than the previous one out of the box. Blade seems to have proper clearance, didn't measure it though. Put a couple bolts in the holes and clamped it in the vice as suggested, it cuts 16 gauge well! I also noticed that the casting is different on this one, slightly. The other must have been from a different batch???
I just put a couple bolts, as you suggested, just temporarily so I could see if this thing cut metal. It does, and until I find a place to mount it, I will use your method to mount it in the vice. Thanks Don.Jim I put a bolt in the back holes long enough to be able to tighten bolts to base and then double nut the bolt. With the double nut the vice had more area to grab onto. That way even if the base is not setting on base which you do want any way there is absolutely no wobble of cutter in vice. If you only laid bolts loose you might get some looseness or wobble. Of course I leave the bolts and nuts in the base ready to put in vice again .
Definitely not same as mine, so the myth that Eastwood rebrands hb stuff repaints is in this case false. Fake news!!!!Here are a couple pictures before cleaning off all of the grease or cosmoline.View attachment 73575View attachment 73576
The previous shear had extra casting on the under side which the upper blade would hit at the bottom of it's stroke.
Definitely not same as mine, so the myth that Eastwood rebrands hb stuff repaints is in this case false. Fake news!!!!
There's no black under blue paint bare metal.lol . I am on phone and don't know how to transfer picture!Well we might KNOW if you post a picture!