Customer Reviews for VEVOR Hand Plate Shear 5", Manual Metal Cutter Cutting Thickness1/4 Inch Max, Metal Steel Frame Snip Machine Benchtop 7/16 Inch Rod, for Shear Carbon Steel Plates and Bars
Quite a machine. Cuts through recommended metals like butter. I work with very small flat copper pieces so there is some curling along the cut line end, but that is easily fixed as I need to pound out the pieces anyway. Well worth the money.
Nice machine, which has easily cut some 20 gauge x 3/4" steel straps for me. However, the threads on the adjustable holder arrived messed up and needed to be re-cut (M12x1.75), and the main pivot bolt tends to loosen with use. A second nut to lock against the first and hold the adjustment can solve that problem (M16x2.00). I would recommend the factory add that second nut to prevent this from the start.
The handle is the perfect length for good leverage. I, actually my wife, made a dozen cuts in a short time on 1/8 inch solid bar steel. This is a little too thick for the shear but no damage is seen.
Jt 
