[pdjcutandfab]

does anybody have experience using a "circle" shear, I had never heard of them until today. I have a customer who wants various circle diameters cut out so i was looking at getting one.

Thank you

Pat Weier
PDJ Cutting and Fabricating

[307startup]

Unless this is going to be a repeat job, I would look at having the sheet material water-jetted for your circles.

Circle shears are very common for prepping material for metal spinning. They can be expensive, and for a one-time job, may not be worth it. Not to mention they are wasteful of material...typically you shear a sheet down to various size squares, approximately 1/8" wider & longer than the circle you will cut, then trim the circles.

That is why I said have them water-jetted...no Heat Affected Zone to F&^% up a spun part, and they can be nested effectively, yielding more parts per sheet.