MalcoS6R Redline Hand Seamer with Forged Steel Jaw (Straight, 6 In.)

My title almost tells you the whole story. Final comment….. product arrived in good condition but could have easily been damaged by USPS because of inadequate packaging - bubble envelope.

High Quality tool

Yes these are expensive, but the quality if fantastic. Malco definitely makes good hand brakes. This should last for years to come.

I used these to bend the edges on custom panels I made for my Jeep - Land Rover. It did a nice job. Make sure you squeeze hard!

Love these new handles they switched over to. Makes me want to buy a whole new set of hand tools just to have them with these better handles. I have already replaced many of them already and used them under harsh conditions for well over a year now and not run into any failure yet. The new locking mechanism is also an improvement; easy to use and does not get in the way as much as the old design, and is not likely to get bent out of shape.

Very durable and help speed up my jobs

The quality of the seamers is fine. If you are working with light sheet metal there should be no problem. I was trying to use them with 24 gauge sheet metal roofing and I couldn't do much with them. I think the problem is more with my application than the seamers. They might have had the umph that I needed if the handles were longer. I wound up getting the offset handle, narrower seamers and they worked much better for me.

Malco tools in general are great. I have had good success with these on many duct installs now.

OverallMalco has some great solid seamers, but like some (not all) of its competitors they seem to put in a pretty hard spring.when you are bending seams for an extended period of time, just strength of the spring can wear your hand out.I don't quite understand the logic of having such hard Springs installed where the strength needed to bring the seamer back to open position is minimal.One more issue is when trying to squeeze 2 or 3 over bends it becomes pretty hard. The handles should be almost touching when no sheet is inserted. I work with copper.Other then that, quality is top notch.

Good quality product, excellent for thin metal plate, fast shipping - Excellent qualité, livraison rapide. Très bon outil pour des feuilles de métal du bon gabarit.

Very happy, well built and arrived sooner than anticipated.

very good

Great quality, works perfectly