[basselete]

im looking into buying a metal shear that has no data plates or branding all i know is it needs to be rewired its seen some abuse its a 48 inch cut capacity and its pneumatic. can anybody identify it and give me a lead?

[mixdenny]

It might be an Economy Tool and Die. I have a 36" manual stomp shear and it is built from plate stock pretty much like your example. There is zero information available on the company, the only thing I ever found was another one slightly different from mine that sold at auction. I'll attach a photo. Mine is the one on the left (since fully restored), your example looks more like the one on the right with the solid sides instead of legs. Dennis

[basselete]

does it work good for you? he says the blade needs to be resharpened and it needs to be rewired.... hes saying make an offer so what would you pay?

[mixdenny]

It works fine. I only paid $35 for mine at auction, so putting a bit into it was no concern. The best local price I found on sharpening was $2.00 per inch, so the two 36" blades ran about $150. I did find some cheaper places online but shipping would be high. Dennis