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• metal shears — A scissor like hand tool for cutting sheet metal. Also called snips …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Sheet metal shears — Used extensively in the building industry by metal wall and roof sheeters (roofing plumbers) and air conditioning duct makers and fixers. UsageThey cut fast mainly straight cuts in material up to 20 gauge mild steel, 24 gauge stainless steel and… …   Wikipedia

• shears — A scissors like tool for heavy duty cutting. Also called snips. See metal shears tinmen s shears …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• shears — [shir′legz΄shirz] pl.n. 1. a pair of scissors, usually large, as used in gardening: also called pair of shears 2. any of several large tools or machines used to cut metal, etc. by the scissors action of two opposed cutting edges 3. a device used… …   Universalium

• shears — [shir′legz΄shirz] pl.n. 1. a pair of scissors, usually large, as used in gardening: also called pair of shears 2. any of several large tools or machines used to cut metal, etc. by the scissors action of two opposed cutting edges 3. a device used… …   English World dictionary

• shears — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pl. scissors, clippers. See sharpness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. cutters, clippers, scissors, snips, nippers, snippers. Types of shears include: lever, alligator, crocodile, barber s, blending, cuticle …   English dictionary for students

• Trauma shears — are a type of scissors used by paramedics and other emergency medical personnel to cut clothes off injured people. They usually consist of a plastic handle with a metal blade, which is traditionally bent at about 150 degrees, giving them an… …   Wikipedia

• alligator shears — noun plural Etymology: so called from its resemblance to an alligator s jaws : lever shears * * * alligator shears, large shears used for cutting heavy metal …   Useful english dictionary

• Sheet metal — Sheets of stainless steel cover the Chrysler Building …   Wikipedia

• Rotary shears — Rotary Ro ta*ry, a. [L. rota a wheel. See {Roll}, v., and cf. {barouche}, {Rodomontade}, {Rou[ e]}, {Round}, a., {Rowel}.] Turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis; rotatory; as, rotary… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Lathe (metal) — Center lathe with DRO and chuck guard. Size is 460 mm swing x 1000 mm between centers A metal lathe or metalworking lathe is a large class of lathes designed for precisely machining relatively hard materials. They were originally designed to… …   Wikipedia