Electric Metal Shears for Copper Sheet?

[ET16]

I need to cut a lot of copper sheet. It's around 1 mm or 1/32" thick (20 gauge?). I have a band saw that I can buy a blade for, but I was thinking that electric shears might better. Any opinions or recommendations?

 

[SZR48207]

What type of cuts? Chop? Rip? Curves or angles?

 

[Trav]

I have an old model of this.. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-6-8-Amp-18-Gauge-Shear-6852-20/100609514 It will cut copper sheet, steel, aluminum, leather, vinyl siding, etc with no problem. Straight or curves are easy. IR makes a good air powered one if you have the compressor option.

 

[ET16]

Originally Posted By: Reddy45

What type of cuts? Chop? Rip? Curves or angles?

Mostly chop and rip of long 12" wide sheets.

 

[EA82]

https://www.amazon.com/Malco-Capacity-Cu...utter+for+drill If you own a drill or impact gun, the picture doesn't show it but it does have the hex attachment. I purchased that a year or so ago and use it all the time to cut sheet metal, it cuts thicker metal too and it doesn't cut off a quarter inch piece like electric shears.