How To Adjust A Sheet Metal Shear

Diy built hydraulic metal shear.

How to adjust a sheet metal shear.

Cuts 48 x 1 4 steel. To reduce this effect it is recommended to use a smaller shearing angle m and to hold the sheet metal with a back support. Hydraulic powered shears are available for up to 1 4 inch thick steel. 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. There is no specific perfect setting for pinking shears as the tightness of the tool is completely reliant upon the user s preferences. 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. Place the sheet metal on the bed of the shear.

Pinking shears are a specialty tool used to make tidy cuts from fabric in a zig zag pattern. 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. 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.

A throatless shear is a cutting tool used to make complex straight and curved cuts in sheet metal the throatless shear takes its name from the fact that the metal can be freely moved around the cutting blade it does not have a throat down which metal must be fed allowing great flexibility in shapes that can be cut. This defect is related to cutting angle and plate strength. If these shears become unwieldy by becoming too slack or rigid in their movement adjusting them is a simple process. 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.