Pexto shear update

[outlaw]

About 9 months ago I posted on both here & the hamb looking for information regarding a Pexto shear that I acquired & was intending to restore. I have finished it & thought that I would post some pics of it. The main body of it I painted, but all the rest of the pieces I had powder coated. All the cross shafts, attaching hardware,& table top I cold blued. I tried to get the color as close to a color used on these in 1941 when this was made. I put it on casters as it weighs around 1200#'s & is a challenge to move. It works like new & shears 16ga steel (its max capacity) like butter. I am kinda proud of it & one guy I know says that I really "pimped it out". I included a pic of what I started with. Thanks for looking. Bill

[SUHRsc]

Nice job!

[john worden]

Nice work on a nice piece. That open end sure will be handy.

[Marcus]

Outlaw: Glad to see great pieces of equipment properly restored and used as intended. Too many would have scrapped it. By the way, have a friend with whom I've lost contact who lives(d) in Eagle River - Chester R. Milton, wife's name Kitty, owned a real estate business......any chance you know them ??

[outlaw]

Originally Posted by Marcus

Outlaw: Glad to see great pieces of equipment properly restored and used as intended. Too many would have scrapped it. By the way, have a friend with whom I've lost contact who lives(d) in Eagle River - Chester R. Milton, wife's name Kitty, owned a real estate business......any chance you know them ??

Marcus, no I don't know them. There is about 30,000 people in the Eagle River/Chugach area now. If you would like though, I could try to find them for you. Do you happen to know the name of the real estate business? Bill

[Marcus]

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Bill - That is very gracious of you; Rolf and I served together in the Army at Fort Bragg, NC as Intelligence Warrant Officers; his wife was/is an air traffic controller. I have no idea of the name of his business, so I am no help. Tried to "Google" him but no joy. We exchanged Christmas cards for years, but suddenly he failed to respond several years ago - of course, one assumes the worst at our age......just a shot in the dark on my part. I appreciate your efforts, and pray that he and family are well.

[ford38v8]

Outlaw, you have pushed my envy button for sure. Some 20 years ago, I tried like the dickens to buy a KRW 5 ton press from my employer who was shutting down. It was included in the sale of company machinery, and I never had a chance.

[VeryTangled]

Hi Everyone, outlaw, nice auto shop porn! Mind your fingers.

[Timbo405]

I've got a 10' Wysong in my shop from 1936...yours is much prettier! Mines just a dirty workin girl!

[outlaw]

Thank you for the responses. Makes a person feel good to have something go right. I have had a bunch of friends & co-workers + my wife think I'm nuts, but you know where they'll go when they need to whack up some sheet metal. I love old equipment. I kinda wonder where it's been & what it's done. Old things seem to have more substance & personality than most plastic & pot metal newer things. Marcus, I will ask around about your friend. So far he's not in the phone book, but a lot of people up here have unlisted numbers & more & more have gotten rid of their land lines & only have cell phones, so it's getting harder to locate people anymore. Bill

[outlaw]

Marcus, I sent you a PM. Bill

[51 MERC-CT]

Used a similar one for many years at my former place of employment.
As I recall the foot pedal platform was parallel with the floor.
Is one side on yours in fact higher than the other?
Or is it just the way the picture was taken?

[Marcus]

Bill - Received your PM - and THANK YOU! Betting that your information is perfect!! I am indebted, my friend - and ready to return the favor as requested/required! Come on down to Sunny Mississippi and I'll throw you into the swimming pool, and treat you to the best BBQ in the USofA (I'll start something with that statement!). Maybe even let you drive Abigail Marie - '31 Slantwindow in the avatar.

[outlaw]

Originally Posted by 51 MERC-CT

Used a similar one for many years at my former place of employment.
As I recall the foot pedal platform was parallel with the floor.
Is one side on yours in fact higher than the other?
Or is it just the way the picture was taken?

The treadle is parallel with the floor. When I got it the right side linkage bar was badly bent down probably from someone trying to shear too heavy a gauge metal. It cuts from the right side so that's common to "jump" repeatedly on that side to make it cut. I straightened it in the 100 ton press we have at work & reinforced it. Bill

[outlaw]

Marcus, Thank you for the generous offer. If I ever get down that way I will look you up just to say hi. If you ever get up here let me know & I will do my best to treat you. I sent you a return pm. Bill

[51 MERC-CT]

Originally Posted by outlaw

The treadle is parallel with the floor. When I got it the right side linkage bar was badly bent down probably from someone trying to shear too heavy a gauge metal. It cuts from the right side so that's common to "jump" repeatedly on that side to make it cut. I straightened it in the 100 ton press we have at work & reinforced it. Bill

Trying to cut material that was over capacity was one of the things I saw from time to time. Saw two guys jumping one time and was surprised that it didn't break. Enjoy it's use.

[outlaw]

Timbo, It was a lot of work as this had sat outside in the snow & rain for 25+ years before I got ahold of it. It was on it's way to the dump when I found out about it. Bill Very tangled, It would be a little hard to get your fingers in there, but I'm sure that someone has done it! Bill

[dwick01]

Awesome Outlaw! It turned out beautiful.

[Mike in AZ]

great job of restoration of a cool machine...Mike

[Matt in Alameda]

You did a GREAT job! Congrats!! Matt in Alameda