52” (16 Gauge) and 72” Foot Shears or Sheet Metal Shears and Back Gauge Kits Are Now Available from Mittler Brothers

Choose the Redesigned and New Sheet Metal Shears and Back Gauge Kits from Mittler Brothers

Is your machine shop, automotive business, auto body repair shop, sheet metal fabrication business, racing team or other company in need of durable, accurate Sheet Metal Shears and Back Gauge Kits (optional) for general operations and daily tasks?  If so, then be sure to review the new and improved 52” Foot Shear, the newly design 72” Foot Shear, and the 52” and 72” Back Gauge Kits currently available direct from Missouri manufacturer Mittler Brothers Machine & Tool.  Mittler Brothers, along with our subsidiary company Tanner Racing Products, manufacturers a wide range of sheet metal fabrication equipment, machinery, tools and accessories.  Our Sheet Metal Shears and Back Gauge Kits are just part of an extensive line of machine shop, sheet metal fabrication equipment and tools that are ideal for general sheet metal fabrication tasks, sheet metal/panel customization tasks, restoration/repair work for automobiles, trucks, racecars and other vehicles, as well as, enthusiast and DIYer projects for experimental aircraft fabrication jobs and restoration projects for classic cars, vehicles and airplanes.  Whatever specific sheet metal fabrication requirements you have, if your sheet metal work falls within the working capacity of our 52” and 72” Sheet Metal Shears and Back Gauge Kits (optional), or other sheet metal fabrication equipment, we are sure you will be pleased with the equipment and the end results of your fabrication tasks.

Contact Mittler Brothers, or call us locally in Wright City, MO, just west of the St. Louis metropolitan area, at (636) 745-7757.  Businesses and individual customers may reach us nationwide at (800) 467-2464.  If you have product or service inquiries, feel free to contact us by e-mail at: [email protected].

Foot Shears or Sheet Metal Shears and Back Gauge Kits (Optional) Available for Sale

As an American manufacturer, we are proud to design, engineer and manufacturer most of our products in Missouri for customers throughout the U.S.A., and to international clients.  We have manufactured sheet metal fabrication machinery, equipment, tools and accessories for decades; and, we are pleased to offer businesses and individual customers a new and improved 52” Sheet Metal Foot Shear and a newly designed 72” Sheet Metal Foot Shear along with the optional Back Gauge Kits.

Our product line of Sheet Metal Foot Shears, or Sheet Metal Shears, and Back Gauge Kits includes the following items:

• —The newly redesigned and improved Ultimate 52” x 16 Gauge Foot Shear (Part #3000-52-16)
• ——Improved design for our standard 52” Sheet Metal Foot Shear is part of our product line Foot Shears, Sheet Metal Brakes, Box & Pan Brakes, Radius Brakes, Sheet Metal Brakes/Shears and associated accessories, attachments and kits
• ——The maximum sheet metal workload capacity for this model is 12 Gauge (0.080”) 6061 Aluminum, 16 Gauge (0.059”) Mild Steels, and 24 Gauge (0.025”) Stainless Steels
• ——The overall size of this Sheet Metal Foot Shear is 72” L x 40” W x 53” H
• ——This Sheet Metal Foot Shear comes with a precision-machined steel table
• ——A 52” cutting capacity with a 52” table
• ——Durable, extended-life blades are also reversible for convenience and longevity
• ——liThe blade clearance is adjustable offering the user maximum versatility in manipulating workpiece(s)
• ——Adjustable front feet allows for accurate leveling
• ——This shear has an engraved scale
• ——Learn more about our redesigned 52” Sheet Metal Shear (Foot Shear)


• —The new Ultimate 72” Foot Shear (Part #3000-72-24)
• ——A newly designed and engineered product in our expanding line of Foot Shears, Sheet Metal Brakes, Box & Pan Brakes, Radius Brakes, Sheet Metal Brakes/Shears and associated accessories, attachments and kits
• ——This particular Sheet Metal Shear with the optional Back Gauge Kit is an ideal piece of machine shop equipment for general sheet metal fabrication tasks, automotive panel repair work, customization for racecars, experimental aircraft panel/fuselage fabrication and restorations, and general automotive body/panel fabrication work, as well as other customization projects specific to racecars and/or sheet metal fabrication jobs
• ——The maximum sheet metal workload capacity for this model is 18 Gauge (.040”) 6061 Aluminum sheet metal and 24 Gauge (0.024”) Mild Steels
• ——The overall size of this Sheet Metal Foot Shear is 96” L x 40” W x 53” H
• ——This Sheet Metal Foot Shear comes with a precision-machined steel table
• ——A 72” cutting capacity with a 72” table
• ——Durable, extended-life blades are also reversible for convenience and longevity
• ——The blade clearance is adjustable offering users maximum versatility in manipulating workpiece(s)
• ——This shear has an engraved scale
• ——This 72” Foot Shear is based on the overall design of our popular 52” x 16 Gauge Foot Shear
• ——Learn more about our new 72” Sheet Metal Shear (Foot Shear)


• —Sheet Metal Shears:  Back Gauge Kits (Standard Back Gauges)
• ——Back Gauge Kit for Ultimate 52” Foot Shear (Part #3000-52-200)
• ——Back Gauge Kit for Ultimate 72” Foot Shear (Part #3000-72-200)

Sheet Metal Brakes, Box & Brakes, Radius Brakes and Accessories

Mittler Brothers manufacturers a wide range of other types of sheet metal fabrication machinery, equipment, tools and accessories including other types of sheet metal fabrication brakes.  We manufacture Sheet Metal Brakes, Ultimate Box & Pan Brakes (an Ultimate 48” 16 Gauge Box & Pan Brake, an Ultimate 48” 16 Gauge Box & Pan Brake with Radius Fingers, and an Ultimate 72” 18 Gauge Box & Pan Brake with Floor Stand), 16 Gauge Sheet Metal Brakes (a 48” 16 Gauge Bench Top Straight Brake, a 72” 16 Gauge Straight Brake, and a 96” 16 Gauge Straight Brake), 22 Gauge Sheet Metal Brakes (a 72” 22 Gauge Sheet Metal Straight Brake and a 96” 22 Gauge Sheet Metal Straight Brake), and Radius Brakes (a 4’ Radius Brake Including 6 Radii, a 6’ Radius Brake Including 5 Radii, an 8’ Radius Brake Including 5 Radii, and a Back Gauge Kit for Radius Brakes).  We also manufacture accessories for these Sheet Metal Brakes including:  Ultimate Box & Pan Brake Fingers (assemblies, bolt-on bars, individual fingers, assortments and differing designs), and also, Ultimate Box & Pan Brake Accessories (an Apron Stop, Back Gauges, Bolt-on Bars, Casters with Mount Bars and hardware, a Digital Angle Gauge and a Digital Protractor).  We also have several models of Beverly Shears and replacement blades as well for those smaller sheet metal cutting jobs.

Visit Mittler Brothers Online Store, Our YouTube Channel, Manuals and Technical Information Pages

Besides our Foot Shears or Sheet Metal Shears and Back Gauge Kits, Sheet Metal Brakes, Box & Pan Brakes, Radius Brakes and various accessories in this product category, you can take a look at the  Mittler Brothers/Tanner Racing Products online store for information about a wide range of machine shop fabrication equipment, accessories and various other items necessary for general sheet metal fabrication tasks using Aluminum, mild steels and Stainless Steels.  Many product listing pages have short demonstration videos, or you can learn more about Mittler Brothers’ products on our YouTube channel.  Additionally, there are even machinery demonstration videos the Mittler Brothers’ YouTube so that you, or your company’s machinist(s), can see how equipment, machinery, attachments and accessories work.

We encourage you to take a few moments to review our Manuals Section of our online store.  From there you can access several informational pages containing technical information/specifications pages and file downloads.  Additionally, you may download a pdf file of our current product catalog; or, you may request a copy of the printed catalog.  Other links from this page include our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and links to other information.

Contact Mittler Brothers, or call us at (636) 745-7757, or toll-free at 800-467-2464 for ordering assistance or purchase items direct through our online store.  If you have product questions or inquiries about equipment specifications, then you may contact us direct at your convenience by e-mail.  Please e-mail us at: [email protected].