Argyle has had a chinese origin combination slip roll/shear and brake for 7
years now .used every day..tend to be poorly set up when you buy it but
worth its weight in gold.
we grind the shear blades yearly and dont let Father in law crop hardened
screws to length on it! the regrind cost $80
Vance to set up the shear..drop the top shear thru the cuttong zone.bring
the horizontal blade hard up using the adjustment screws at each end
,tapping with leather hammer and check with feeler gauges every 2 inches or
so along the length, there is a jacking screw on the rear support to the
vertical blade and this needs to be used to egt the vertical blade
straight.once you happy that the contact area is straight, back the
horizontal blade off a wisker,just enough so the blades are not rubbing at
the cutting edge.
Lastly dont try to cut heavier than 1mm in long lenghts,you can get away
with 1/16copper/brass in small pieces.
Gordon.Watson
