Sheet Metal Shear Sharpening

The trim chopper cutting process requires the rotating knife edge to clear the bed knife edge by less than 0 0005.

Sheet metal shear sharpening.

500w heavy duty electric sheet metal shear tin snip cutter nibbler hardware best. 1 2 or 4 edge shear blades. If you have too large a gap it will still shear but will leave a very sharp edge 90 degrees from the surface or it will fold the sheet. Contact us today for a quote.

Hold the treadle down and then adjust the blades. However after extended use these blades can dull and become ineffective. Sharpening shear blades to exact oem tolerances restoring the dull edges to exacting tolerances. Might sound as if that s just stating the obvious but a guy near me who does sheet metal work had a local shop grind his and they ground them on the faces instead of the edges.

Grinding can sharpen any shear blade up to 14 within the same precision tolerances as new knives to maintain high productivity and quality cuts. Wiha 32611 softgrip electrician s and craftsman sheers. Dayton 13w879 plate shear 8 in. The milwaukee 18 gauge shear features a powerful.

Dewalt 20 volt battery sheet metal cutter metal shears dewalt 20v max nibblers shears cut metal scissors small shears. If you have a machine shop sharpen them on a surface grinder just make it clear where they need to be ground. Blades are available as single edge two edge four edge and bowtie configurations to suit your individual cutting application. All shear blades are precisely heat treated to assure consistently uniform hardness throughout.

We also offer sharpening services. We supply shear blades for the following machines. They shoud be tight enough that the treadle will still move without the blades dragging. The correct rated bearing must be used to fit the application.

The tolerances for sharpening the width and thickness will be parallel to within 002 from end to end. 6 8 amp 18 gauge shear. The shears are sold equipped with razor sharp blades from the factory. Woodward fab wfbr6 18 bead roller kit.

This eliminates any metal to metal wear on the knives but requires very precise edges on the knives and a stable bearing arrangement. Our shear blades provide optimum performance while maintaining optimum cutting performance. Da tinman sep 26 2008.