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Pneumatic nibbler cutting 3/16" steel.
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Previously:
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...396#post122133
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...003#post144992
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...822#post137091
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...094#post134303
Thats impressive,I did not know a nibbler could cut metal that thick, it would be useful to know the make of tool used.
It looks like a UNITEC
Yup! Unitec:
https://www.csunitec.com/saws/electr...ers-and-shears
For cutting sheet metal, steel plate, weldments and double sheets
Cuts steel up to 3/8" thick and aluminum up to 1/2" thick
Head can be rotated to four 90° positions
Cut over 90° bends with optional die
Wish they'd freakin' tell you how much it costs. WTF is it a secret?
https://www.mmtoolparts.com/store/cs...t-min-cs-500-e
Lists a model that'll do 3/16" plate at roughly $3300
Trumpf makes some also
I frequently use a Makita nibbler but it is pushing the limits to cut 1.5 mm mild steel sheet.
The noise from one that cuts 3/8" plate must be horrendous.
years ago I had a Bosch that would do a quarter inch (6mm) in steel, It wasn't too bad....more of a thudding. It was actually a Trumph with a big Bosch grinder motor. Took 2 men and a horse to run it though.Quote:
Originally Posted by tonyfoale
I have a Makita nibbler that will cut 3.2mm steel and 1.6mm stainless, about 30 years ago it cost about $300. At about the same time a fellow boat builder bought a 3/16" nibbler second hand for about $700 I think it might have been a Wolf (when Wolf made good tools)