Angle shears with divided shear cutting members

An angle shears for cutting sheet metal and the like including two shear cutting members for cuts in two directions, the shear cutting members having cutting edges, means arranging one shear cutting member in the X-direction and the other shear cutting member in the Y-direction to be capable of moving independently of each other, the cutting edges of the shear cutting members being inclined at small angles to the surface of the sheet metal to be cut, a divided drive for said shear cutting members including threaded spindles operably connected to the shear cutting members whereby rotation of the spindles in one direction moves the shear members in a first direction and rotation of the spindles in a second direction moves the shear members in the opposite direction, and a positional sensor for sensing the vertical position of the shear cutting members.