How difficult is it to make a shear blade for a unit like the 37" Pexto
shear. Can one be made on a small milling machine?

Thanks

Oliver

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How difficult is it to make a shear blade for a unit like the 37" Pexto
shear. Can one be made on a small milling machine?

Thanks

Oliver

As a generality it would be real nice if you had at least 1" more
travel then blade length. You then must heat treat it and grind it.
That makes about three operations not normally performed in a home
shop simply because of equipment limitations. I have a fairly
complete machine shop in 3200 Sq. ft. of space and can't perform any
of the three above operations at 37" long. Oh, I know there are some
of you out there that could do it with a body grinder and an
oxy-acetylene rig but I have higher standards. Leigh@MarMachine