How To Sharpen A Sheet Metal Shear

The shears are sold equipped with razor sharp blades from the factory.

How to sharpen a sheet metal shear.

It shows how we sharpen two sheet metal guillotine shear blades at 3 meters each on our wor. Many methods may be used to sharpen sheet metal cutting shears some of which require specialized tools. A sheet metal shear is a piece of hardware used to cut various types of metal and is very sharp and heavy duty. There are many types of metal shears that you can use and these will depend on your need and application.

They must be sharpened periodically to ensure that they function properly. When buying the sharpening files you will come across three main types. However after extended use these blades can dull and become ineffective. Cuts 48 x 1 4 steel.

Diy built hydraulic metal shear. Over time these tools often become dull. One easy way to tell that it is time to sharpen your shears is if you feel a lot of resistance when using them. This will make them increasingly difficult to use.

You can sharpen the shears with or without disassembling them. This video demonstrates our metal shear blade sharpening service. Bastard coarse second cut medium and smooth cut fine.