 SOT:Enco 3-in-1 Combo Sheet Metal Shear, Roller and Brake? good/bad?, Just bought one, pretty decent tool !!! |
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| Mueller |
 May 16 2006, 07:34 PM
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914 Freak!  Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None 
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These are on sale right now and are kinda tempting (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif)
Enco 3-in-1 metal forming tool |
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| bondo |
May 16 2006, 07:45 PM
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Practicing my perpendicular parking Group: Members Posts: 4,277 Joined: 19-April 03 From: Los Osos, CA Member No.: 587 Region Association: Central California |
QUOTE(Mueller @ May 16 2006, 06:34 PM)  These are on sale right now and are kinda tempting (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) Enco 3-in-1 metal forming tool Rollers: Marginally useful Shear: Pretty crappy Brake: I've seen better brakes on a radio flyer! |
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| So.Cal.914 |
May 16 2006, 09:41 PM
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"...And it has a front trunk too." Group: Members Posts: 6,588 Joined: 15-February 04 From: Low Desert, CA./ Hills of N.J. Member No.: 1,658 Region Association: None |
If you don't have any of these tools, they will work. To make flairs you will need a roller wheel or a big mallet and a pad. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif)
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| ppickerell |
May 16 2006, 11:15 PM
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914 addicted Group: Members Posts: 1,679 Joined: 14-October 03 From: Pleasanton, CA. Member No.: 1,246 |
Great addition to your garage shop. Light gage material only on the shear and nothing with temper.
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| smdubovsky |
May 17 2006, 07:30 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 331 Joined: 27-September 04 From: Silver Spring, MD Member No.: 2,837 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Never used the Enco. My brother has the ~$200 24" grizzly pan/box brake and it looks to be very well put together. He gives it high reviews. I've seen the sister 3-in-1 @ harbor freight (they are all the same design after all) and it didn't look impressive. I've come to the colclusion that you just have to spend $$$ to get a decent shear (alignment and being able to pretension the blade/bed are crucial.) After you use a big jump shear you'll be spoiled;) Ive never used or played w/ any rolls so I dont know what makes one good or bad (but to be honest, it looks like the easiest machine to fabricate.) Im personally more intersted in the open ended ones that can flange and bead roll.
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| Mueller |
Dec 10 2006, 10:08 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None
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Finally decided to bite the bullet and buy one, I've been having to make this little .25x.88 parts for work and at 1st I was going over to TonyCs shop to use his top of the line metal shear and then when that became a pain due to the distance I had to travel I made some just using hand shears and then setting up the pieces on my mill to get to a perfect size....what a pain...
The machine is on the heavy side, 300+ pounds, I had it shipped to my work, and then promptly disassembled it to make it more easier to load and unload by myself. Due to the lack of space in my garage, I put it on a dolly so that I can move it around to gain access to other stuff since it cannot remain staitionary all the time.  +/- .002", not too shabby  |
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