Shears for Cutting Metal

Metal cutting shears although similar to a pair of scissors feature a fulcrum closer to the cutting blades than the handles to increase mechanical advantage. Shears are able to cut through many thin sheets of metal.

Keywords

shear, cut, metal, scissors, clippers, clip, snips, cutting instrument

Galleries

Blacksmithing and Metalwork, Scissors and Shears

Source

Government Printing Office The Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1895)

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