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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: $234.99
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Buy New from $234.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  (20 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1633
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:
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.
good product January 10, 2007
product works as described, takes a little getting used to. would buy it again.
Pacific SS404 Shear November 10, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
As a do it yourselfer , I was contemplating installing cement siding after receiving a quote for $3000 for installation only. I had read the reviews and decided to order the tool. The day after ordering, I was at the lumberyard, where this tool received a thorough bashing by people in the trade and those selling James Hardie siding. The main complaints were chipping and inability to make fine cuts --mostly that it was a good idea but highly overrated. After receiving the tool I left it unopened for several days contemplating its return while I awaited arrival of square drive stainless screws I had decided to use for fasteners. I finally decided to open it and give it aa try -- and was I glad I did. All of the reviews were true and it does cut cement siding like butter. Even my wife, who was reluctant for me to spend this much money was amazed and thought it was well worth the purchase. It truly makes the job fast and easy. I see no evidence of chipping and can do some fairly narrow cuts. This tool has saved me time, health and a lot of money. The stainless screws are about 10 times the expense of ringshanks -- but for the DIYer is more forgiving. When you make a mistake--you just back out the screws, fix the problem and go on. When I missed a stud on a butt joint, I was able to loosen the plank on one end, mark it with a trisquare and trim a little off with the shear while it was still on the house and cut a perfectly straight line. I highly recommend this tool!!
From a Contractor December 18, 2005
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
I have two professional Carpenter crews installing Hardie Siding 8 hours a day 5 days a week. I have used the Porter Cable and the Kett siding shears and these are a full step ahead of those. They are solid professoinal grade shears with full steel heads that don't break after one or two houses.
I gave up on a circular saw some time ago becasuse of the cost (2-3 blades per house at a minimium cost of $30 per blade). Save your lungs and stay away from the light duty shears. Even if you are only doing one house these are the shears for you.
My clients also appreciate the quiet work since we gave up the circular saws.
One note - they cut a much wider piece out of the plank than a circular saw and can leave a bit of a rough end. If you are butting the siding to the trim then have a wood rasp handy to clean the end. If you are overlapping the trim this is not a problem.
Only wish they had a shear that would cut the 3/4 inch trim!
Wow, What a difference!! November 15, 2005
I started a project to re-side my entire house about thwo months ago. Since I'm only working on the weekends, it's going to take me some time. I had never done this type of work before and purhcased a Hardi-Blade for my circular saw. It created an enormous amount of dust (that according to Hardie is toxic). After doing some research (including Hardie's site) I found out the tool of choice for most professionals is a fiber-cement shear. I found out the best product for that job is this Snapper Shear SS404.
The circ saw I used before was difficult to control, slow and inaccurate. This shear from Pacific Tool is the best thing for slicing Hardi-plank. It cuts more accurately, faster and can be done without someone else holding the board for you. It's awesome. Well every penny of the price I paid here at Amazon. I'll never go back to the "dust cloud" hardi-blade.
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