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263332 "Joseph Sullivan" <joe@j...> 2017‑09‑19 Loose shears good for what?
Over time at various sales and junk shops I have picked a handful -- say 4
or 5 shears-like objects.  They are heavy-duty scissors-shaped items that
look just like metal shears.  However, the pivot joint is loose, so metal
cannot be cut; it would just bend between the blades.  At first I thought
they could be repaired, but they seem to have been made that way.  Does
anyone have any idea what they might be good for?  Roofing, maybe?

Puzzled in Texas

Joseph Sullivan
263334 Erik Levin 2017‑09‑19 Re: Loose shears good for what?
Lino? laminate? sheet metal? The pivot may be adjustable (if a bolt) or
stretched (if a rivet). Even for sheet metal, the blades should not be in hard
contact. Like scissors, the blades pull in when operated with the correct hand.
My go-to (14") are about 0.010" (0.25mm) clearance near the pivot, but I have
used larger with better than 1/32". *** This message was sent from a convenience
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263336 scott grandstaff <scottg@s...> 2017‑09‑19 Re: Loose shears good for what?
items that look just like metal shears. However, the pivot joint is loose

  If they aren't made to be adjustable, then they need to be peined.
All tinsnips loosen with time and use.
   Pein a little at a time though. Sharp shears don't need especially 
tight rivets.
Put a good edge on them first, and then pein a little at a time until 
they cut with wild abandon!

  Wicked good shears are not very far from a scary sharp chisel or 
plane, in terms of satisfaction.
yours Scott
  Who has -lots- more shears than shovels.................. lol
http://users.snowcrest.net/kitty/sgrandstaff/images/house/shears.jpg
http://users.snowcrest.net/kitty/sgrandstaff/images/house/shears2.jpg


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263345 Brent A Kinsey <brentpmed@c...> 2017‑09‑20 Re: Loose shears good for what?
Joseph, apologies for hijacking your thread a little...

With regard to Scott's photo of fabric and paper shears:
Paul Sellers has a good tutorial on sharpening shears. I used what I learned
there to learn to sharpen old Wiss shears well enough that my father, who was an
accomplished upholsterer and particular about how his shears functioned, was
impressed.

There is something very satisfying about hand sharpening a good pair of shears
and then seeing them work.

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263353 <ecoyle@t...> 2017‑09‑21 Re: loose shears good for what?
Somewhere in the  cowtown morasse of old iron there are a pair of shears, which
are quite loose, but instead of two hand grips, one side has a “point” intended
to be driven into a block or bench. If memory serves me well (which ain’t always
the case!) they were described to me as “glass cutting shears” for cutting
molton glass......can’t say that is a fact, but it seemed plausible at the time.

glass blowers use many different shears.....http://toolsforglass.com/st
ore/shears.html....weird">http://toolsforglass.com/store/shears.html....weird and wonderful

I’d suggest giving a good old “porch” try to ID these shears –perhaps perusing
google images in that endeavour before “peening” them

Maybe Tony seo or others could chime in on use in the blacksmith shop-another
likely area of application methinks.

Moton metal or glass don’t care about about a keen cut

Just my thoughts...

Eric in Calgary

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