I have owned several other ratchet style shears but they have all eventually broken at the plastic handles. Are the handles plastic or metal?
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The entire handle appears to be metal although I do not know what kind of metal. The entire shear appears to be sturdy. I usually clip tree and bush branches very small so I can dispose of them in trash bags. Many of these branches are at least 3/4" thick. I just stuffed about 8 large contractor trash bags full of clippings I made with these clippers. I feel like they still have a lot of life left in them.
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The handles on this ratchet pruning shears are metal.....and very comfortable in your hand.
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They are very, very sturdy handles. Impossible to break. Heavy metal handles.
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they are some kind of very hard plastic material. the bolts are not galvanized, so they are rusting. but the handles are doing great, my kids really lke using them. each piece has a easy and hard way to install making them very versatile.
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Metal, like the blades. The shears are very solid, sharp, terrific to eagerly work with. I'm very happy that I bought them and make sure they are within immediate reach. If this is what you need then I urge you to buy them.
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Hard plastic. I used them for awhile and one has already broken. The brush snapped off the handle. Hope this helps!
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Hello speedgeezer, the handles are plastic and the bearing that the cable spins on is steel. hope this helps.
1411893
Plastic ... and they worked pretty good ... I bought them to cut my buddies Dog . I 'm thinking I may need to get Sheep Sheers ...LOL
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I believe the handles are aluminum but the gears appear to be reinforced fiber glass. They work very well. I consider them to be a high quality product and am pleased I bought them.
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Nope it's plastic but has a light steel strip at the tip of the scoop! The handles are metal everything else is hard plastic! Happy shoveling!
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I believe plastic, but we have not had any trouble with it! Best thing I bought since our door handle was broke!
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They are made of a heavy metal. Not sure what kind of metal. They are very nice handles and would recommend them to anyone.
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The shaft of the handle is metal, but the part that you hold is plastic like all the rest of them. It is a very nice model, has the noodle cutters and all. It will take a Marcato motor and it works with the motor well, I checked. However the scrapers are metal tipped by plastic and it tends to collect a bit of clay each time it goes through the machine. Obviously I use this for polymer clay instead of making pasta, just so you know. I'm sure with regular pasta dough it would be a dream.
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These shears have a black rubber handle, unfortunately. I was expecting the wood handles as well. Despite being disappointed at the handles, these shears are brilliant and disassemble very easily for washing.
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The handles are made of plastic and the dotting ends themselves are made of metal
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The loops attached to the handle are metal but the shoulder strap snaps are plastic.
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The green part is a strong plastic. In the pc you can see the blade and party of the handle are metal. Works great and feels sturdy.
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I asked my husband this question..He says he does not know whether the gears are metal or plastic. But we do know it has worked well for us and we have no complaint. We love it. We use it to cut limbs and anything else around the place that is too large for trimmer or shears.
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Yes, the outside of the handle is plastic, but I believe the actual handle mechanism is metal. When you're opening it, the motion feels solid so at least the innards is metal. If someone tries to turn the handle without knowing the combination, there's a feature that is meant to allow the handle to still turn without engaging the bolts. This is a security feature.