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Question 52" foot shear

shacho

New Member
I have been doing a lot of .080 aluminum signs lately so i figure its about time i get my own shear. I have been doing a lot of looking and everyone says don't buy cheap stuff. I agree with this. Has anyone cut .080 5052 H38 aluminum with a 52" foot shear? Does anybody have any recommendations on brands and where to buy in Canada?
 

shacho

New Member
In addition to my first post I was thinking its not only aluminum I could cut. Could I also cut my Dibond, Sintra, Coroplast etc.. with this. Has any ever cut this type of material with a foot sheet or would it ruin the edges?
 

Brandon708

New Member
Cutting .080 is possible with a 52" foot shear. I have one a cut dibond, .040 aluminum on it all the time. Although I don't really like cutting .080 because it is harder and you really have to get on the shear with a lot of force and i'm about 225 pounds. I have a Northern Industrial Foot Shear.
 

Fred Weiss

Merchant Member
In my experience, .040" cuts like butter, .063 will cut but with a lot of effort needed and .080 is too much to expect. Cutting Dibond is easy enough but because cutting is done at a small angle of about 3 degrees, you end up with a very sharp edge that may need hand finishing to be handled safely. We also found our shear to be very handy for cutting coroplast.
 

shacho

New Member
just so everybody knows. I ended up buying a 52" tennsmith and it cuts the .080. you have to step on it a couple of times but it not realy that hard.

thanks for the input from everybody
 
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