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Offline perdrixTopic starter

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Reccomendation for sheet metal nibbler
« on: September 05, 2026, 03:38:27 pm »
I'm planning to get one, but would like recommendations.   I want to be able to get into tight corners with it, and it should be able to cope with (say) 1.5-2mm aluminium at least.   Manual or drill attachment versions considered - though I suspect latter will be much harder to control.

If it makes a difference, I live in the UK.

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Re: Reccomendation for sheet metal nibbler
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2026, 03:03:31 am »
look for a sheetmetal nibbler, hand tool

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Re: Reccomendation for sheet metal nibbler
« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2026, 04:17:37 am »
Ironically, I would not recommend that Klein one! it's harder to get it into tight spots due to that mechanism on the end. (That's intended to stop the workpiece shifting during the cut which rarely is a problem to begin with.) Go for a more generic version instead.
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