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[[File:ShearsGuillotines.jpg|600px|right|Bench Shears and Guillotines]]
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=====Description=====

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shear_%28sheet_metal%29 '''Bench Shears'''] and '''Guillotines''' can be fixed to a bench and used to cut thicker gauge materials.


=====Features and Applications=====

Conventional '''[[Tinsnips|Shears]]''' are based on a '''[[scissors|scissor]]''' action which leaves one part of the material distorted but a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notching '''Notcher'''] progressively blanks out a thin strip of material while leaving both sections undistorted. The notch, or thin and undistorted slot produced, can itself be a useful sheet metal outcome.

Bench Guillotines can cut sheet with minimum distortion of the cut pieces. Small Bench Guillotines can be used accurately to cut [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printed_circuit_board '''pcb'''] board for example.


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