How To Adjust A Sheet Metal Shear

Cuts 48 x 1 4 steel.

How to adjust a sheet metal shear.

Varying in size from small hand held metal shears and foot operated trim shears to high production in line flying cutoffs the modern metal shear has replaced the saw as the machine of choice for high production metal cutting. Hydraulic powered shears are available for up to 1 4 inch thick steel. Place the sheet metal on the bed of the shear. In this video eastwood employee matt goes over one of his favorite tools to have around the shop and explains how to adjust the blades.

To reduce this effect it is recommended to use a smaller shearing angle m and to hold the sheet metal with a back support. The sheet metal is no longer flat as its edges raise from the plan. Pinking shears are a specialty tool used to make tidy cuts from fabric in a zig zag pattern. Be careful because it is already running at this point and make sure not to get in contact with the blade.

Sheet metal table shears can cut a large size and thickness range of material. Diy built hydraulic metal shear. From tube mills to small fabricators the shear is one of the most critical and diverse tools used in metal fabricating. This goes for the sheet metal as well.

This effect results in a bowed sheet metal. Often called foot kick or stomp shears the manually operated table shears are the most economical way to accurately cut large pieces of sheet metal powered sheet metal shears can be air hydraulic or electro mechanical powered. You will then find a back gauge on the sheet metal shear and adjust it in order to cut the metal about a inch larger than the target size. If these shears become unwieldy by becoming too slack or rigid in their movement adjusting them is a simple process.