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Best cordless metal shears UK

Updated: October 2026

You are looking at eight amazon.co.uk listings and a low price with no reviews can look like a verdict, just as a 5.0 from three ratings can look stronger than 4.6 from 101. This page says what best cordless metal shears UK can mean inside this set, names who should buy each pick, and names who should skip it. The [cordless metal shears comparison](/hub/lawn-and-garden-equipment/cordless-metal-shears) holds the full table. Products Compared scored the captures. We did not time a cut. Prices are GBP from those listings. A qualifying purchase through our links can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

You are looking at eight amazon.co.uk listings and a low price with no reviews can look like a verdict, just as a 5.0 from three ratings can look stronger than 4.6 from 101.

Our top picks

Bostar Bostar shear with 2× 4.0Ah

Best overall

Bostar Bostar shear with 2× 4.0Ah
5.8/10about £75.99
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Bosch Professional Bosch Professional GSC 12V-13

Rank 2

Bosch Professional Bosch Professional GSC 12V-13
8.4/10about £264.97
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Deyitong Deyitong nibbler 2.0 mm, Makita

Best value

Deyitong Deyitong nibbler 2.0 mm, Makita
7.1/10about £106.99
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On this page
  1. 1.What best can mean in this set
  2. 2.If you already own Makita 18 V packs
  3. 3.If you own no battery
  4. 4.Listings you cannot rank yet

What best can mean in this set

Best, here, means the largest relevant review sample plus a capacity a maker actually publishes. That points to the Bosch Professional GSC 12V-13 at about £264.97 with 4.6 from 101 reviews. Bosch Professional GB states 1.3 mm in 400 N/mm² steel, 0.8 mm at 600 N/mm², 0.6 mm at 800 N/mm², and 2 mm aluminium at 200 N/mm². The amazon bullets stop at 1.3 mm. Skip it if you do not own a Bosch Professional 12 V pack, and skip it for corrugated sheet. A different foot is the next decision, which the buying guide sets out before price.

If you already own Makita 18 V packs

The reviewed alternative is not another shear. It is Deyitong's nibbler at about £106.99, 4.3 from 62 reviews, on a claimed Makita 18 V foot for BL1830, BL1840, BL1850, and BL1860. One roofer compared about £104 with a Makita head priced near £120. The size field says 2.0 mm. This is the best value in the set on that reviewed-price criterion. It is not the cheapest row. Skip it if you need both offcuts. UK reviews describe a chewed slot of about 6 mm, and one buyer returned it after about 30 minutes at work. If the sheet is a roof profile, use the roofing page.
Bostar Bostar shear with 2× 4.0Ah

Testsieger

Bostar Bostar shear with 2× 4.0Ah
5.8/10about £75.99
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If you own no battery

Bostar's X-039 at about £75.99 is the only listing whose bullets claim a kit: two 4.0Ah packs, a charger with a UK plug, a case, and a body also said to fit Makita 18 V LXT. Capacity lines are 1.5 mm iron, 2.0 mm aluminium, and 1.2 mm stainless. The head locks through 360° with a hex-key screw. The listing shows 5.0 from three ratings and no review paragraphs, first available 16 January 2026. The attribute row says batteries are not required, which fights the kit bullets. Do not treat this as best value. Best value here is the nibbler with 62 reviews, and only if you already have the Makita pack and can live with the slot.

Listings you cannot rank yet

Three Roadtime shears, at about £54.14 for a claimed DeWalt 20V foot and about £56.99 for claimed Makita and Milwaukee feet, have no star line. Bullets say up to 2 mm with no steel grade. One bullet on the DeWalt and Milwaukee rows says electric fabric shears. That price is the bottom of the table, not a top pick. Two Deyitong 2125 nibblers at about £79.99 mix 18 gauge, a 1.6 mm size field, and inch bullets. The Makita-foot body has no star line. The DeWalt-foot body has 4.5 from two ratings, and the only written review is in French from Canada. They are still too thin to rank above the nibbler with 62 reviews.

Common questions

Which listing has the strongest review sample?
The Bosch GSC 12V-13 has 4.6 from 101 amazon.co.uk reviews. The next sample is the Deyitong nibbler, 4.3 from 62. Three Roadtime shears have no star line. Sample size is the ranking rule, not a perfect five from three ratings.
Is the cheapest shear the best value?
No. Roadtime's DeWalt-foot shear is about £54.14 and has no reviews, no battery, and a 2 mm line with no steel grade. Best value here is the about £106.99 nibbler, because UK reviewers compared that price with a dearer Makita head and 62 people left a rating. You still need a pack you already own.
Does 5.0 from three ratings beat 4.6 from 101?
It does not. Bostar's 5.0 sits on three ratings and no written reviews, so you cannot see what was cut. Bosch's 4.6 sits on 101 reviews that mention real duct and sheet. A small perfect score is a thin sample. Read the bullets twice before you ignore the larger pool.
Who should buy the Bosch if they do not own 12 V packs?
Someone who has priced a Bosch 12 V battery and charger and still wants the published capacity table and the review sample. The bare tool is about £264.97. A shop kit of the same model at £379.95 including VAT is a different offer. Makita, DeWalt, or Milwaukee packs will not fit this foot.
Who is the £106.99 nibbler for, and who should skip it?
It is for a Makita 18 V owner cutting light-gauge holes or profiled sheet who can spare a slot about 6 mm wide, as one UK review described it. Skip it if the offcut must stay whole, or if you need proof it lasts longer than the 30-minute job one buyer returned. The size field says 2.0 mm.
Are Roadtime and Deyitong the same as Makita or DeWalt?
No. The titles say compatible with named packs. That is a seller's foot claim. It is not a Makita, DeWalt, Milwaukee, or Bosch tool, and it does not transfer that brand's warranty. Match the pack number, then expect to prove the fit yourself.

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Sources

Capacity and noise for the GSC 12V-13 are Bosch Professional GB. Shear and nibbler use is Tooled-up, UK Planet Tools and Milwaukee Tool UK. Supply duties are the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008. Noise action values are the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005, regulation 4. Vibration values are the HSE summary of the Control of Vibration at Work Regulations. DeWalt's nominal 18 V line is the UK 18V XR battery page. Prices and stars are the amazon.co.uk captures dated 19 October 2026. This is not a lab test.

  1. Bosch Professional GB, GSC 12V-13 (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  2. Tooled-up, nibblers versus shears (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  3. UK Planet Tools, cordless shears and nibblers (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  4. Milwaukee Tool UK, metal shears (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  5. GOV.UK, Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  6. Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005, regulation 4 (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  7. HSE, hand-arm vibration regulations (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  8. DeWalt UK, 18V XR 5Ah battery (retrieved 19 October 2026)