Roper Whitney Model 38 Throat-less Shear

[Defender Chassis]

The intent of the video series titled "Have You Seen My Tool" is to provide a review for new tools and also expose tools traditionally used in one field and reveal how they may be used by others. This week’s tool is the Model 38 throatless shear manufactured in the USA by Roper Whitney. Thanks for watching.

 

[firworks]

Cool video. I'm surprised those two vice grips are strong enough to hold that down. Also when you were rounding the corner with it I was thinking "He could probably blast that corner down with the monster disc sander in a few seconds!"

Do these throatless sheers have a direction to them like snips? If you can keep cutting with it I would expect one side of the cut must either have to go up or down to avoid crashing into the tool similar to left or right cut snips?

 

[ilovevocs]

Great Video, thanks for sharing.

 

[Defender Chassis]

Cool video. I'm surprised those two vice grips are strong enough to hold that down. Also when you were rounding the corner with it I was thinking "He could probably blast that corner down with the monster disc sander in a few seconds!"

Do these throatless sheers have a direction to them like snips? If you can keep cutting with it I would expect one side of the cut must either have to go up or down to avoid crashing into the tool similar to left or right cut snips?

Those vice grips were definitely being tested when I cut the angle. I need to find somewhere to mount it but it has to be to something heavy and it needs to be easily accessible. Not set on where that is just yet. The disc sander would have rounded that corner easily as well but the sand paper just goes that much faster so why not remove most of the material with the shear?

They do have a direction. Basically it is counterclockwise so that you are not feeding the material back into the upper blade.

Thanks for watching!

 

[firworks]

Ah yeah I bet those huge disc sander discs are pricey. I hate buying RO pads even because of the cost.