Choose Durable Mittler Brothers Sheet Metal Foot Shears for Your Machine Shop

Foot Shears and Machine Shop Equipment Is Available from Manufacturer Mittler Brothers Machine & Tool

Mittler Brothers Machine & Tool has expanded a product line of popular Foot Shears for sheet metal fabrication tasks.  Our standard model (52” x 16 Gauge Foot Shear) is redesigned, and our larger 72” Foot Shear model is based on this popular design.  Our two Foot Shears also have Back Gauge Kits available (optional products).  Both pieces of equipment are manufactured utilizing precision-machined steel for durability and a long product lifecycle.  Both models offer accurate cutting, precise leveling, and afford a machinist considerable versatility in manipulating a wide range of sheet metal sizes and shapes made of various grades of Aluminum and Mild Steels.

Contact Mittler Brothers with any specific questions that you or your shop personnel have about Foot Shears, Back Gauge Kits, or related shop fabrication equipment.  We also manufacture Box & Pan Brakes, Sheet Metal Brakes, Straight Brakes, Radius Brakes, Radius Fingers (Radii Fingers), and accessory items.  You may reach us in Wright City, MO, at 636-745-7757, or you may call us toll-free at 800-467-2464.  If you have questions about Foot Shears or other metal fabrication/machine shop products, you may contact us by e-mail at: [email protected].

Expanded Product Line of Sheet Metal Foot Shears and Back Gauge Kits

With an expanded product line including our new 72” Foot Shears and Back Gauge Kit for 72” Foot Shears, Mittler Brother continues to meet the needs of small to mid-sized machine shops, manufacturing and industrial job shops, automotive repair and customization business, and any business that works with sheet metal fabrication for general operations.  As usual, we will continue to add equipment and accessories that are essential for sheet metal fabrication shops and tasks.  Our durable, accurate Foot Shears, accessories and other shop equipment provides the tools machinists and repair personnel need to perform a wide range of sheet metal fabrication tasks, repair work, customization work, restoration work, or other jobs.  The 72” Foot Shears are a larger version of 52” model, and this extra capacity allows machinists and shop workers to manipulate larger sheet metal panels for fabrication work.

Our expanding product line of Sheet Metal Food Shears and accessory Back Gauge Kits now includes:

• —The Ultimate 52” x 16 Gauge Foot Shear (Part #3000-52-16)
• —— The 52” x 16 Gauge model now offers a new and improved design
• —— The maximum sheet metal workload capacity for this model is 12 Gauge (0.080”) 6061 Aluminum, 16 Gauge (0.059”) Mild Steels, and also 24 Gauge (0.025”) Stainless Steels
• —— The overall size of this model of Sheet Metal Foot Shears is a 72” Length x 40” Width x 53” Height
• —— 52” cut on a 52” steel table
• —— The shear table is made of precision-machined steel
• —— Reversible blades offer an extended-life product cycle
• —— The blade clearance is adjustable and allows maximum user versatility in manipulating workpiece(s)
• —— Accurate leveling as the front feet are adjustable
• —— Engraved scale
• —Back Gauge Kit for Ultimate 52” Foot Shear (Part #3000-52-200); please note:  the Back Gauge Kit is optional and sold separately


• —The Ultimate 72” Foot Shear (Part #3000-72-24)
• —— This newly designed Foot Shear is a larger and improved version of 52” x 16 Gauge Foot Shear
• —— The maximum workload capacity is 24 gauge (0.024”) Mild Steels and also 18 gauge (0.040”) 6061 Aluminum sheet metal
• —— Overall dimension: a 96” Length x 40” Width x 53” Height
• —— 72” cut on a 72” steel table
• —— The shear table is made of precision-machined steel
• —— Reversible blades for an extended product lifecycle
• —— The blade clearance is adjustable and allows maximum user versatility in manipulating workpiece(s)
• —— Engraved scale
• —Back Gauge Kit for Ultimate 72” Foot Shear (Part #3000-72-200); please note:  the Back Gauge Kit is optional and sold separately

Mittler Brothers Manufactures Box & Brakes, Radius Brakes, Sheet Metal Brakes, and Accessory Items

Mittler Brothers manufactures and sells a wide assortment of machine shop and sheet metal fabrication equipment besides our popular Foot Shears and optional Back Gauge Kits.  Our equipment and machinery is ideal for small machine shops, manufacturing and industrial job shops, automotive repair businesses, auto body shops, racing teams, and other businesses.

A few of our other related sheet metal fabrication products includes Ultimate Box & Pan Brakes (e.g. Ultimate 48” 16 Gauge Box & Pan Brake, Ultimate 48” 16 Gauge Box & Pan Brake with Radius Fingers, or an Ultimate 72” 18 Gauge Box & Pan Brake with Floor Stand), Sheet Metal Brakes, 16 Gauge Sheet Metal Brakes (e.g. 48” 16 Gauge Bench Top Straight Brake, 72” 16 Gauge Straight Brake, or a 96” 16 Gauge Straight Brake), 22 Gauge Sheet Metal Brakes (e.g. 72” 22 Gauge Sheet Metal Straight Brake or a 96” 22 Gauge Sheet Metal Straight Brake), and Radius Brakes (e.g. 4’ Radius Brake including 6 Radii, 6’ Radius Brake including 5 Radii, or 8’ Radius Brake including 5 Radii, and Back Gauge Kit for Radius Brakes).  Also, don’t forget to view your optional accessories as well.

Mittler Brothers Online Offers Information about Our Foot Shears and Machine Shop Equipment

You can visit the Mittler Brothers online store to purchase items in our current inventory including either or both of our Foot Shears and Back Gauge Kits, other machine shop equipment, machinery, tools and accessories, or you can learn about our many of our sheet metal fabrication equipment.  Individual product pages have details, specifications, features and recommendations for related products; many of the shop equipment pages have short demonstration videos and/or multiple images of the products.  Also, you can learn more product details by visiting the Mittler Brothers YouTube! Channel or by viewing machinery demonstration videos.

Also, we encourage machinists and shop orders to spend a few moments reviewing our Manuals Section for specific information that you are interested in comparing with similar shop equipment, or to learn more detailed information about our equipment and equipment operation, and also your available options.  Additionally, you may download our current product catalog (a pdf file), or request a print copy of the Mittler Brothers catalog.  Other useful links to review information our equipment and options is available in our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section.

Additional products including automotive equipment and testing machinery, racecar parts and alignment machinery, and many high end automotive products are available through Mittler Brothers in our Tanner Racing Products section.

Contact Mittler Brothers with any questions, or give us a call at 636-745-7757, or at 800-467-2464.  If you have product inquiries or questions about specific products, you may contact us by e-mail at: [email protected].