Abstract: A shearing machine for shearing sheet material, comprises a body (1) and to co-operating shearing wheels (5, 6) between whose shearing edges (41, 42) the sheet is cut. The stand (1) comprises a first part (2) and a second part (3), which are laterally offset from one another, and an intermediate horizontal connecting part (4). The shearing wheels (5, 6) are axially offset from one another and have their shearing edges (41, 42) in tangential contact with one another. The intermediate horizontal stand part (4) forms a wedge-shaped deflector and has its leading edge (27) disposed in line with and at a distance from the nip (28) between the shearing wheels (5, 6). The shearing machine is free from structural elements on either side of the shearing wheels (5, 6), thus enabling sheet of any width to be cut.