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| Pacific International Tool & Shear SS404 SteelHead Fiber Cement Cutting Shear | 
 enlarge | Brand: Pacific International
Category: Home Improvement
List Price: $279.00
Buy New: $229.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (19 reviews)
Sales Rank: 740
Media: Tools & Hardware
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.5
Dimensions (in): 16.1 x 11.1 x 3.6
MPN: SS404
Model: SS404
UPC: 645646400007
EAN: 0645646400007
ASIN: B0000DCBJH
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
Like eating dirt? September 22, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I cut cement siding for years with a circular saw with a diamond blade, a very dusty and unpleasant task. Then this tool came along and I stopped eating dirt. It works much like a metal shear, only the jaws are bigger to accomodate cement siding. One notable drawback is that it is nearly impossible to trim off only a 1/4" or less off a piece of siding with this tool, you may have to use the saw for that.
Best tool ever September 19, 2007
I'm an owner-builder, and have been using this tool to cut custom size shingles out of Hardi fibercement. The performance of this shear has been way beyond expectation. I started with 8000 square feet of 1/4" Hardi material ($7100 worth, fyi) and cut it into shingles 11" long, and widths varying from 4" to 10". Talk about abuse to a tool! I was totally amazed when the original cutting blades lasted for 98% of the job. We just changed the blade for the first time yesterday, and cut the remaining 2% of the shingles. Did you know that to change the blade, you remove them and spin them around so that a new pair of edges does the cutting? I was totally amazed to see that all our cutting only used one fourth of the knife edges. A replacement set of blades will cost just $65. I kept wondering when the first blade change would come, because the shear just kept going and going. Then finally, yesterday, it got tough to push the material through the blade. It seemed like it happened all of a sudden. It just didn't feel the same. So we stopped, unscrewed the blades, spun them around, and we were back to work. We also used it to cut 1/2" Hardibacker for a bathroom floor and shower stall. No problem, like others have said. But the main reason for my review was to let you know of the vast amount of linear feet this thing cut through before a blade change. I don't even want to calculate how many linear feet of cuts we've made. 8000 square feet of material, reduced to small shingles. That's 80 "squares" !! Phenomenal. Buy it, you won't regret it.
Fiber Cement Board Cutting Shear September 13, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm building my own house, by my self and siding it with "Hardy Plank". It required 435 12' planks and about 85% had to be cut or trimmed. I pre-painted each of the planks before cutting and then touched up the "scars" after installation. All of the preparation work was done inside a garage.
This shear was very fast and quiet. I was able to cut a 1-1/4" x 12' Starter Strip in about 60 seconds, following a pencil line, with a " kerf, generating only a small amount of dust, which fell to the floor, and a curl of siding material, easily deposited in a waste basket. While the cut edge is not as smooth as a saw would make (it gets covered with caulk anyway), the speed and elimination of airborne dust more than makes up for this visual issue. After making each cut, I sealed the fresh edge with a 3" paint roller.
There are only two things I don't like about this tool:
1 - The power cord is located on the bottom of the handle which causes it to catch in the fresh kerf when ripping more than about 10". (Cross cuts are no problem.)
2 - The curl of material from the kerf rolls forward and blocks the view of the cutting head, making it difficult to follow a line without manually removing the material.
Other than these two issues, I'm very happy with this tool and recommend it highly.
fiber cement cutting shears August 7, 2007
This is the BEST product EVER invented for cutting fiber cement. It makes work easy with NO dust!! I recommend this product to a homeowner or contractor that is planning to install fiber cement.
Fiber cement cutting shear August 3, 2007
Buy the shears well worth the money. We run 5 crews and bought 1 as a trial. Now, the installers fight over who gets to use it. We are buying 4 more.
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