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Old 10-07-2010, 08:55 AM
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Default Pexto 241 lever shear

Picked this up at my local candy store (Dempsy's) along with another punch . I have a punch disease
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I cant wait to try it out , as much as i use my corner notcher to make brackets this will do much heavier metal . It will also cut both ways on the blade ... if you look at the blade the right side goes up a little so it will cut on both sides , it will do inside corners and start in the middle of the sheet . The table was broken so i took it off to fix it.
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Old 10-07-2010, 09:49 AM
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Looks like it will work fine
I need something like that in my arsenal
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Old 08-01-2013, 09:55 AM
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I just want to revisit this thread . After cleaning and resharpening the carbide blade and using it for 3 years .This has become one of my favorite tools ! It will cut a straight line for days the blade is 9 " so it will follow itself. It will also cut 11 ga . (.125) . It said 12 in the book but old pexto was always underrated. If you ever see one buy it you will not be disappointed .
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Old 03-13-2014, 04:04 PM
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That looks like a very handy shear. Nice detail with the back rake on the straight blade.

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Old 03-15-2014, 07:24 AM
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It is , i still us this tool almost every day
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Old 06-04-2014, 10:54 AM
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James-- Nice shear. I bought mine on an impulse buy here in York, PA and it has been so handy! I haven't really seen another one in person.

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Glad you found yours as handy as I have found with mine....

The one I bought did not have the front table or the back stop. But it did have the cast iron legs...

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Old 06-08-2014, 05:14 PM
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James-- Nice shear. I bought mine on an impulse buy here in York, PA and it has been so handy! I haven't really seen another one in person.

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Glad you found yours as handy as I have found with mine....

The one I bought did not have the front table or the back stop. But it did have the cast iron legs...

Brad
These shears are real nice for making clean accurate slits for louvers. Then you just press in the shapes.
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Old 07-04-2014, 12:43 PM
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Default Pexto 241-C converted to power shear

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photo-7.jpgHey guys,

Thank you very much for posting your information in this thread, it doesn't seem like there is much information out there on these machines. I just picked mine up at a barn sale for $70. It looks like someone along the way tried to convert it to a powered unit. The shaft that cycles the shear is missing though.

Have you guys ever seen one of these units converted over to power before? Do you know where I can find some more information or pictures showing how the ex-centric works for the blade? I have a few ideas on how I can machine a shaft that might work, but I don't even know how the internals actually looked when it was a power or manual unit.

If you guys have any info or advice that you could help me out with, I would greatly appreciate it.

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Old 08-06-2014, 01:36 PM
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well that is interesting......
I wonder if the previous owner broke the shaft by trying to shear something too big or just didn't get it done....

I don't really know what it looks like. I would have to pull the front plate on mine to see what it looks like. I'll be out of town for the next while, so I won't have a chance to do that...

I'll check this thread after awhile to see if you have it figured out. If not, I can see about looking at mine closer for you...
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Old 06-24-2015, 02:48 PM
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Just revisited this thread . I cant say enough about this shear i use it constantly a powered one would be even better but probably pretty dangerous.Jonathan did you ever get yours working .
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