🔪 Durable Precision: Unleash Efficiency with DEWALT DCS496B Gauge Offset Shear Review

Excellent tool, supplied again by DeWalt, have used it on a number of metal roofing jobs, cuts easily, is very easy to maneuver when cutting, hits the right spots easily. It scratches the metal when cutting, so make sure the scratches are either hidden or left on the material being cut. Batteries last a long time, I use a 4Ah battery and make a lot of cuts with it. Great tool!

If you have flat pieces of metal - works very well. Imagine trying to reduce your home's gutters to a more manageable size. The folds and bends of the shaft make the tool difficult to maneuver. You need to first smooth the gutter so it's a little flat and then cut. On the plus side, it has less vibration, isn't as dangerous, and is quieter than using a sawmill. In line with expectations.

The swivel head is a really good concept. But finding a mechanism to stop it from turning seemed very bad to me. It works a bit, but I've found it unlocks at the worst of times and seems to get a little worse over time. I have only used these scissors about 10 times. They are very good for cutting. They cut 28 gauge roofing metal very well. I only wish DeWalt would have made a better lock for the swivel head.