How To Sharpen A Sheet Metal Shear

Shearing metal is a very important process in sheet metal fabrication and below are some steps on how to use the most common metal shear.

How to sharpen a sheet metal shear.

Many methods may be used to sharpen sheet metal cutting shears some of which require specialized tools. When buying the sharpening files you will come across three main types. This video demonstrates our metal shear blade sharpening service. One easy way to tell that it is time to sharpen your shears is if you feel a lot of resistance when using them.

Diy built hydraulic metal shear. This will make them increasingly difficult to use. You can sharpen the shears with or without disassembling them. It shows how we sharpen two sheet metal guillotine shear blades at 3 meters each on our wor.

They must be sharpened periodically to ensure that they function properly. A coarse grit and fine grit sharpening stone or sharpening file is enough to give your shears the sharpness they need. The shears are sold equipped with razor sharp blades from the factory. Bastard coarse second cut medium and smooth cut fine.

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