Malco TSHD Turboshear Heavy Duty Metal Cutting Attachment Shear

Hey, work is work....but this tool puts a smile on faces around here.After 30+ years of building metal buildings, and roofing with metal around the farm and shop, we finally had a project that was huge.....and knuckles that were more arthritic than when I started. So, it was time to get a power tool to cut the metal.We were lucky, and the metal we purchased (used, but nearly new) was 26 gauge R-Lock galvanized. It was MUCH heavier....25% thicker.... than the 29 gauge galvalume farm panels we had used previously. We had 9000 sq ft of it to apply....lots of doors and window holes. WOW.....I mean REALLY......WOW....this little bear chewed through it like butter. There is a learning curve. The blades have to be tilted just so to effect a smooth cut. INCREDIBLE, this can turn a corner and leave a radius corner no bigger than a soda straw diameter !!! The ridges and valleys on R-Lock panels are deep. It just takes a bit of experimentation to find the right angle up and over and down. The nemesis of sheet metal/roofing work is lengthwise cuts. This little tool breezes up long cuts....and it doesn't matter if they are on the flat, or the top or side of a ridge. For the first time in 30 years, it looked like contractors, and not farmers, had done the work.BUY YELLOW....KEVLAR....DOT GLOVES....DO NOT USE COTTON DOT GLOVES. LEATHER IS FINE, BUT THE KEVLAR DOTTED GLOVES ARE THE PRO CHOICE. REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE WORKING WITH SOMETHING THAT CAN CUT YOU LIKE A STRAIGHT RAZOR. ANY SHEARS OR NIBBLERS WILL DROP AND LEAVE SMALL BITS AND PIECES OF METAL....RUBBER SOLES WILL PICK THEM UP....AND THEY WILL PLAY HAVOC WITH LINOLEUM OR WOOD FLOORS IN THE HOUSE !!!!!We mounted ours on a corded, quality drill. I have not used it on a cordless drill yet. Some care is needed in the mounting, and the harness is somewhat cumbersome .......BUT....there is no drawback that can cause less than a 5 star rating. This tool does all, and more, than advertised. I bought a set of replacement jaws with it, thinking that they would be needed halfway through the job. I don't think that they will be needed after another building this size.Perfect tool for a sheet metal project. Be careful, stay safe, and good luck.

I bought this product because I was needing to cut pro panel and I saw a design of a tool that was about $450 and I couldn’t bring myself to pay that much so I bought this tool hoping that it could cut the roofing material. And boy did it, this thing right out of the box cut the pro panel roofing like nothing. I assume it cut the roofing in about 30 seconds the hardest part and cutting the roofing was actually measuring how much and where I needed to cut but this type of tool works amazing if you get it, you’ll love it Today. I cut everything I needed for my wood barn.

This tool has been used and envied, for everything metal that it will open wide enough to cut. I saw one before and used it as we did metal roofing but this Malco has the sharpness to stand up to and keep on going on my Ryobi 18v set but fits almost any battery operated drill. I personally haven't found any drill of that type it wont fit as the extension range, is remarkable. I got the replacement blades but I don't anticipate having to use them for a year or two yet. 2 thumbs up and 5 stars. the cutting power is awesome cutting 18 and 16 ga. metal with ease and control, just make sure you tighten all the right places and you can turn on a corner within a 1/16" for holes or cornering inside the metal. the head can be easily adjusted to cut upright on the side or any position in between,,, on the bad side, and this is the only con I have found so far in about a yr of use, is it doesn't lock into my impact drill but then again I have a regular drill, two speed that cuts fantastic on either speed, I am use to the tool so I can use it on high speed all the time but for beginners, start slow and those ridges on consumer grade roofing cut easily. with a little practice. lay your metal flat and lift the left side as you go over the ridges. remember it does leave a trail where the stationary blade runs on the metal so cut underside or make sure its the cull that has that line.

The media could not be loaded. I purchased this drill attachment shear to cut up an old mobile home roof into manageable sections for asbestos remediation during the demo process. It works extremely well. The roof is 12' x 56'. I'm just over halfway finished. Someone sprayed a rubber coating over the roof at one point in time, and the shears easily go through that as well as the metal. The shears have to work a little harder over the seams where the metal sections were originally connected but still cut through. There was a short section of asphalt shingle attached to the metal roof and the sheer would not cut through both.

Are you KIDDING????? This thing RIPS!!!! I love tools and I love having tools to do the job right. I needed a thin metal shear for doing a metal roof on my house, but didn't need to spend $$$$ for a professional power shear and have it sitting there with no love after the job was done. The Malco Turboshear HD attaches to your cordless drill to make it a versatile power shear. Turboshear HD came highly recommended by a few metal roof pros that have been helping me, so I jumped on it with no hesitation. With a recent purchase of a super nice 18v impact/hammer drill combo, I knew the Turboshear would fit nicely on my new cordless drill.You will always need some form of cutting device when installing metal roofing and this shear fills the bill nicely. Cutting across ribbed panels is just one of it's best features. The Turboshear is easy to attach and operate on most any cordless drill. I haven't tried attaching it to a corded drill yet. The cutting power is second to none. If you don't need a professional high $$$$$ metal shear and need a power shear occasionally, this is for you.

This is a pretty handy tool to add to your drill to cut sheet metal. Head can be positioned 360 degrees , Can either be temporarily mounted to drill,or use free handed to guide it. It has been doing some really clean cuts on my stainless steel panels I have been cutting