How To Sharpen Sheet Metal Shear Blades

Sharp pruning shears make life easier than a pair of dull rusty shears.

How to sharpen sheet metal shear blades. We strive to meet all of our customer s needs with high quality products and fast turnaround times. After you clean the shears and remove rust with a piece of steel wool use the file to sharpen the cutting blade of the shears. He then had to shim them when they were re mounted to get the proper clearance. But a guy near me who does sheet metal work had a local shop grind his and they ground them on the faces instead of the edges.

Blades are available as single edge two edge four edge and bowtie configurations to suit your individual cutting application. Results 1 to 13 of 13 thread. They must be sharpened periodically to ensure that they function properly. You can easily sharpen your pruning shears at home with a medium or coarse diamond hand file.

Our shear blades are manufactured from the highest quality alloys to close tolerance quality control standards. Sharpen the blades with a mill file. Identify the original bevel in your blades. We supply shear blades for the following machines.

The shears are sold equipped with razor sharp blades from the factory. However after extended use these blades can dull and become ineffective. Whether you need brand new quality blades or you looking to sharpen your current shear blades jorson carlson can help. We carry a large variety and inventory of metal shear blades and also offer custom made blades for your machine.

This step is easier if you have separated your blades. You will want to put on your safety goggles if you have not done so already. Sharpening shear blades. The tolerances for sharpening the width and thickness will be parallel to within 002 from end to end.

Grinding can sharpen any shear blade up to 14 within the same precision tolerances as new knives to maintain high productivity and quality cuts. And whenever we get the shear blades. All shear blades are precisely heat treated to assure consistently uniform hardness throughout.