RYOBI ONEAND 18V 18-GAUGE OFFSET SHEAR TOOL ONLY P591

Works much better than expected

I just got this a few minutes ago and of course had to try it. I bought it for cutting pieces of corrugated metal roofing so I tried it on a piece of 29 gauge roofing. Going lengthwise it sailed through it like butter. It was easy to control and did not have a tendency to go in one direction or another. It held the line exactly as I had marked it. Going crosswise (across the stiffening ribs) took a little more effort but was still easier and much much quicker than mechanical snips. It is also much quieter than using a circular saw with a metal cutting blade. I will try to post another review when I have more than a few minutes of use.

I initially thought I would chop up the pool sidewalls with my sawzall and some metal blades, but that did not work out at all. I have some Ryobi blowers and weedwhackers so I bought this P591 as its also the same 18V batteries. Wow, this shear cutter ripped through those sidewalls like butter.. unbelievable how easy to use, lightweight and it just performed beyond my expectations. I guess it can be used on many other materials too.

This is a great tool. It does the job i purchased it for, in that I used it to cut metal roofing, cutting to length. The only problem is that the metal roofing I am cutting has ridges (6" or so of flat metal, then it comes to a ridge, bump, or what ever you want to call it, of about 3/4" to 1" high). When the cutter gets to one of those ridges/bumps, because of the size of the blade and the ridge, you need to manipulate the cutter to finagle the cut. After I have finished the cut, being 36" wide, I have had to go back with hand tin snips to make a more smooth or price cut to get the edge strait. I would assume if you are only cutting flat metal you will probably be ok.

I needed to cut molded steel panels for a carport structure that I am building to initially put over a jacuzzi and later use as a cover for a travel trailer. I have two other similar steel carport structures that didn't require any cutting, so didn't have a previous need. I have multiple tinsnips, but none of them worked on the molded portions of the sheets and even the flat portions were challenging and concerning for the control of the cutoff and the razor-like edges of the two pieces. The Ryobi shears made short order of both the curved pieces that I needed to cut and the long straight that I wound up cutting for a short side. Worth every penny, and is a great addition to my Ryobi tool set!

It will do the job I bought it for -- trimming shingles. Edit: I've been using this tool to cut shingles and felt underlayment. It easily cuts the underlayment but the blades can get gummed up with the tar. It does a decent job cutting shingles except it is more of a challenge to cut the tabs. I've also used it to cut down cardboard and it went through that like nothing.

Does very well on thin materials. If the sheet has bends/creases the jaws may not open wide enough.

i am currently in the process of building a pole barn and found it necessary to find the best way to cut deep ribbed metal pole barn sheeting. so last week i spent sixty bucks on a used milwaukee metal shears, and fifty seven bucks on a dewalt metal nibbler for impacts, and seventy dollars on a bauer metal shears and one hundred four spent on the ryobi shears. i was a desperate man. now let me tell you this....NONE OF THESE CAN NAVIGATE THE ONE AND A EIGHTH DEEP RIBS OF THIS POLE BARN METAL VERY EASILY. However, that being said... THE RYOBI IS BY FAR THE BEST AT CUTTING THIS TYPE OF MATERIAL. it is not easy...but it is by far MUCH BETTER than using tin snips and alot better than the other three nibblers. i am glad i got it!

Great metal trimers , I've used them a few times and it's so much easier than using manual metal shears

I’m a big Ryobi fan and have many of their tools in my garage. They don’t sell this model in Australia, but I needed these for a particular job. Only used it 3 times and noticed a big crack at the base of the shears. Warranty in Australia on Ryobi is minimum 12months. Warranty with Amazon 30days. I would not buy Ryobi off Amazon Again.