Malco TS1XXX Capacity Cutting Attachment Review

I work as a carpenter in a shipyard. I've been a consistent "metal expert" since learning how to design, cut and bend galvanized sheet metal and stainless steel for the finishing of our boats. Our shop used electric shears and tin snips. Electric scissors wore out very quickly due to improper use of the scissors, and the scissors took too long to cut the long necessary pieces. I was out shopping and bought these Malco TS-1 shears, took them to work and cut a stainless steel ceiling tile at an…

I was planning to steal an idea I saw online and build some garden planters out of corrugated steel roofing (and wooden frames). I bought some records and a pair of hand scissors and got to work. I gave up after 5 minutes with horrible cuts on my hands and jagged twisted cuts. I then tried a metal bladed jigsaw and although it worked it was VERY noisy and left metal shavings everywhere. I was more or less disappointed with planters until I saw this product and thought I'd give it a try…

In theory it's a good tool and might work well for thin aluminum or maybe thin air ducts but there's no way to cut 20 gauge. The photos I posted were my brief attempt at using a tool to cut old 26g galvanized metal barn paneling. To be honest, the tool was very easy to use. I used the 2x6 you can see in the photos as a guide and was hoping to trim the floor while I installed the manifold on the barn. The tool was slow but that wasn't a problem as I wanted a good cut. The red handle kept…