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Sharpening a sheet metal shear

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Bus Driver

01-15-2001 12:50:15




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Any suggestions for the best way to sharpen a shear? This is a foot powered Pexto. The brass ID plate has No. 132B and is stamped 1923 at another place. The shear must be a 30" as it has about 31 1/2" between the uprights. There is no hold-down. Looks like it might be strong enough to cut 16 ga. Suggestions? Information about this machine?




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T_Bone

01-15-2001 17:01:04




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 Re: Sharpening a sheet metal shear in reply to Bus Driver, 01-15-2001 12:50:15  
Hi BD, Just don't take it to anybody as it can be ruined very quick. Look in the phone book for a local Sheet Metal company, call and ask them where they have the blades sharpened. Also use their SM name when you take it to the sharpner and you will get a discount, so call one of the larger SM companys as they get a bigger discount.

Most of the stomp shears were 16ga capicity. IT should be stamped on the ID plate.

T_Bone

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Shopguy

01-15-2001 16:56:47




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 Re: Sharpening a sheet metal shear in reply to Bus Driver, 01-15-2001 12:50:15  
Hi Busdriver
Not familiar with your shear but do know know this,don't.When you are shure it neads it,get it done professionaly.Before i spent the money I would do some checks.Do you see nicks or shiny spots?If not try shearing note paper and rolling paper at numerious spots along the shear.Does it cut clean or fold?If it shears the note paper clean(.003)but folds the rollies(.001)maybe a gib adj.will do.
lotsa luck
Al
p.s.16ga is max for any foot shear iv'e seen,better be bolted down and have a fat friend with good timing for full width cuts.

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Jim K

01-15-2001 16:39:54




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 Re: Sharpening a sheet metal shear in reply to Bus Driver, 01-15-2001 12:50:15  
Bring it to a machine shop that has a surface grinder and tell them to clean it up reproducing
The original angle of the shear.
Jim K



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Truck

01-15-2001 14:58:32




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 Re: Sharpening a sheet metal shear in reply to Bus Driver, 01-15-2001 12:50:15  
I'd check with my local sharpening guru. Quite possibly the machine used for bed knives on golf course mowers may be adaptable to sharpen the blades for your shear. Must have been used on a LOT of metal to dull em up..I have a similar shear and it is real useful, 'cept I cannot get the 4 foot sheets in it. Someday I'll upgrade to a larger one. Another neat toy if you are into metal fabricating is a bar shear/bender. I got one at the local used tool place and boy has it saved a lot of time. Also it keeps one from the temptation of shearing 1/8 bar stock in the sheet metal shear.

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Truck--ignore my post the other guys know better!

01-15-2001 20:19:24




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 Re: Re: Sharpening a sheet metal shear in reply to Truck, 01-15-2001 14:58:32  
Sorry.. I have a feeling T-bone and the others are probably right, maybe the sharp-all shop wouldn't be best..Let us know how you made out!



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Bus Driver

01-16-2001 13:30:30




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 Re: Re: Re: Sharpening a sheet metal shear in reply to Truck--ignore my post the other guys know better!, 01-15-2001 20:19:24  
Thanks, everybody, for taking the time to post your idea.



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