An air shear is a versatile pneumatic tool used for precision cutting of various materials. It is powered by compressed air and provides efficient, clean cuts without material deformation. Air shears are commonly used in auto body repair, HVAC fabrication, general metalworking, and other applications requiring high-quality cuts.

The main use of an air shear is to cut sheet metal. It can slice through steel, aluminum, stainless steel, and other ferrous and non-ferrous metals up to a certain thickness, usually around 16 gauge for mild steel. The metal stays flat and the cut edge is left clean and undistorted. This allows metal parts to be fashioned and assembled with tight tolerances. Compared to tin snips, air shears provide faster, smoother, and more accurate cuts in sheet metal.

Air shears are ideal for cutting curves, circles, angles or straight lines in sheet metal. By adjusting the sheet orientation and shearing direction, complex contours and shapes can be cut out efficiently. Their ability to make tight radius bends also aids in fabricating parts and panels with curved profiles. This facilitates body work in auto repair, prototyping metal enclosures, fabricating ducting, and other applications where shaped sheet metal components are required.

The aviation industry relies on air shears for aluminum sheet metal work. Complex aviation sheet metal parts like skins, stringers, formers and ducts involve many curved cutouts and profiles. Air shears provide the controlled cutting ability to handle these aerospace fabrication tasks. Their versatility also suits them for HVAC and ventilation ductwork, cutting the sheet steel and aluminum used to construct ducts and vents to size.

In auto collision repair, air shears allow technicians to precisely trim and cut sheet metal panels being repaired or replaced. The clean edge left by an air shear promotes proper alignment and welding of new replacement panels. They can cut OEM patch panel sections to match damaged vehicle areas. Air shears are also useful for modifying sheet metal parts by trimming small amounts off the edge to achieve proper fit-up.

Compared to power shears, air shears can produce smoother, burr-free edges on stainless steel and aluminum. This helps fabricators avoid secondary deburring operations when working with these materials. Their adjustable metal shear blades also allow the cutting edge clearances to be set specifically for different material thicknesses and types.

Air shears designed for sheet metal come in straight cutting or offset styles suitable for different applications. Straight cutting shears provide maximum cutting power in a compact inline design. Offset air shears place the blade actuating mechanism to the side, giving improved operator visibility for precise curved cuts. Offset gearing also reduces blade twisting.

Metal fabrication shops use air shears for general straight line cutting of sheet stock to size. Their ability to make repetitive cuts efficiently suits high-volume production operations. Air shears are a cleaner alternative to abrasive cutoff saws that produce metal chips and dust.

Plastic and rubber can also be cut easily with certain air shear models. Synthetic rubbers like EPDM and neoprene used in seals and gaskets can be trimmed to size for custom parts. Plastics like Plexiglass, polycarbonate, ABS and PVC sheeting can be shaped and fabricated quickly with an air shear. Its smooth cutting minimizes stress cracking compared to saws.  

Cutting fluid is not required for air shears even when cutting metal. The machined shear blades provide a close scissor action that cleanly severs material without excessive friction or heat. This supports cleaner working conditions compared to liquid cooled saws or abrasive cutters that produce mist or dust.

AEROPRO AP17610 Air shears provide fast, convenient cutting for sheet materials up to 3mm plastic board or alum sheet or 1.2mm iron sheet. It has a composite housing, light weight helps avoid fatigue during prolonged use. Heavy duty shear head, Provides long life and reliable cutting. Orbital trigger design easier to use.

Rubber grip provides comfortable use and the muffled exhaust reduces noise during operation. Rear exhaust directs air away from work,safe and clean. Effectively improve the air inlet and reduce knock damage during maintenance. Best used for shear most types of plastics and all types of aluminum, tin and steel.

AEROPRO Air Shear AP17610 is built for everyday use in auto body shops, sheet metal shops, machine shops. It's ideal for cutting ferrous and non-ferrous sheet metals, rubber and plastics without deformation of edges and can cut angles, squares, circles with ease.

Model No:AP17610

Free Speed:1800Rpm

Max.Mateial Thickness:1.2mm

Overall Length:8.42"(214mm)

Air Inlet (Npt):1/4"

Air Hose(Id):3/8"

Avg Air Consumption:4cfm (114L/Min)

Sug.Air Conmp:2Hp

Net Weight:1.08kg(2.37Lbs)

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