CatMan
Hot Rolled
- Joined
- Apr 12, 2005
- Location
- Brandon, MS
I am looking for a manual shear that will cut 0.040" thick 3003 aluminum sheet at full 48" width.
We have an application in our plant where we unroll aluminum sheet and cut it into 27 ft long pieces. We currently cut this by having a guy get on his knees on the floor with a tee square and pair of electric metal shears. Not the most ergonomic or efficient task, but it is what it is.
I'd like to set up a shear that will cut the aluminum instead. The aluminum would come out of the coil, flow through the shear, and then be cut. At least that's the concept.
I'm looking for a shear that would cut the sheet. I'd rather the machine not be powered, but if it's just a 110V plug in, that might be OK. We would have to move the shear annually to reload the coil behind it. I figure I also need to be able to tweak it's location a little bit in order to square up the shear to the coil.
Cut length isn't that critical. If it was 27' -0, +1' that would be close enough.
Since the coil would flow through the shear, a stomp shear won't work. At least, I can't have a guy standing in front of the shear. I was hoping for something where an operator pulls a lever on the side. I'm aware of some steel roofing shears like this, but that roofing isn't as wide and not quite as thick.
Anybody got any good leads I could chase? Googling metal shear is about as good as googling metal bandsaw.
We have an application in our plant where we unroll aluminum sheet and cut it into 27 ft long pieces. We currently cut this by having a guy get on his knees on the floor with a tee square and pair of electric metal shears. Not the most ergonomic or efficient task, but it is what it is.
I'd like to set up a shear that will cut the aluminum instead. The aluminum would come out of the coil, flow through the shear, and then be cut. At least that's the concept.
I'm looking for a shear that would cut the sheet. I'd rather the machine not be powered, but if it's just a 110V plug in, that might be OK. We would have to move the shear annually to reload the coil behind it. I figure I also need to be able to tweak it's location a little bit in order to square up the shear to the coil.
Cut length isn't that critical. If it was 27' -0, +1' that would be close enough.
Since the coil would flow through the shear, a stomp shear won't work. At least, I can't have a guy standing in front of the shear. I was hoping for something where an operator pulls a lever on the side. I'm aware of some steel roofing shears like this, but that roofing isn't as wide and not quite as thick.
Anybody got any good leads I could chase? Googling metal shear is about as good as googling metal bandsaw.