Stops & guides operation overview, Shearing tips, Finger guard – Grizzly FOOT SHEAR T23036 User Manual
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t23036 37" Foot Shear
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Stops & guides
Operation Overview
the front stop and angle guide are quickly
adjusted by wing nuts on the top of the stops. the
rear extension arms have micro-adjusting stops
(
Figure 15) that allow you to fine tune your cut
length. For the most accurate cuts, make sure that
you have at least one square edge up against a
stop.
Shearing Tips
•
For the best results, never cut any piece nar-
rower than eight times the thickness of the
material. For example
1
⁄
2
" strip of 0.06" mild
steel.
•
Keep the blade gap to the smallest distance
possible.
•
the table below lists other materials and the
equivalent decimal thicknesses that can be
used on this shear.
16 gA.
18 gA.
20 gA.
Mild Steel
0.060"
0.048"
0.036"
Stainless
0.031"
Cold rolled
0.048"
0.035"
0.030"
Aluminum
0.100"
0.090"
0.063"
Brass, yellow
• Soft
• 1/2 hard
• hard
0.072"
0.064"
0.054"
0.064"
0.051"
0.051"
0.051"
0.036"
0.036"
Bronze, phosphor
• Annealed
0.064"
0.051"
0.040"
Copper
• Soft
• hard
0.072"
0.064"
0.064"
0.051"
0.051"
0.040"
Figure 16. equivalent material thickness chart.
Figure 15. Micro-adjusting stop.
Micro-Adjuster
To use the foot shear:
1. Mark the workpiece along the line to be cut.
2. place the workpiece on the table and adjust it
so that the line made in
Step 1 is aligned with
the edge of the bottom blade.
—if you are making repetitive cuts, place a
stop against the workpiece. For each cut
that follows, place the workpiece against
the stop to create the same cut.
3. Step down on the foot pedal until the cut is
complete.
—if the workpiece is longer than the exten-
sion arms can support, have an assistant
wear heavy leather gloves and boots and
support the workpiece while it is cut, so it
doesn't fall to the floor and get damaged.
Finger guard
A clear plastic finger guard is fixed to the front of
the hold-down. Under no circumstances should
this guard be removed. it will keep your fingers
away of the blades but it will NOT protect you from
the crushing force of the hold-down. never put
any part of your body under or behind this finger
guard! Be sure to keep the guard in working order
and maintain the position and readability of all the
warning labels.
Stop