Review on Malco FCS Fiber Cement Hand by Tim Paolucci

I definitely didn't have the same good results as BobS with the Malco scissors. These scissors work on the same principle as the electric fiber cement scissors. The two lower forks support the cutting work, while the central cutting blade cuts through the fiber cement. Electric shears are efficient and give good results because the bottom forks are wide enough to support the board and the center cutting blade has little tolerance between the forks. This is not the case with Malco scissors and the quality of the cut suffers as a result. The top of the board has a fairly clean cut while the back of the board is badly dented. The problem with Malco shears is that the bottom fork is made up of narrow pieces of steel that have an awkward tendency to cut into the back of the board. The center blade of the Malco shears has a large gap between the center blade and the lower support forks. Therefore, this part of the panel is not adequately supported during cutting. Thanks to these two properties, you get a crumbly cut on the back of the board. If that doesn't bother you, then these snips are for you. I personally will skip the Malco scissors.