Baileigh tools. (Any good)

Richard. · Jul 14, 2017

Folder working better than ever. Not many small bench folders take on 1.5mm 304 across there length. That's really it's max limit mind. It knife edges 1mm all day.

Richard. · Jul 14, 2017

1.2mm also 304.

Brad93 · Jul 14, 2017

Skills

Brad93 · Jul 14, 2017

I can't even do 2 folds that tight on my Keetona

Richard. · Jul 14, 2017

Brad93 said:
Skills

It's miles better with that prepped top bow on it mate.

Wallace · Jul 14, 2017

I take it there is no adjustment on that bender for thickness of material and bend radius?

Richard. · Jul 14, 2017

Wallace said:
I take it there is no adjustment on that bender for thickness of material and bend radius?

You can slide the top clamp back and forth a few mm before tightening to allow for thicker and thinner plate for a tighter bend but that's it.

whm_fab · Jul 17, 2017

@Richard. quick question on the shear you may not be able to answer, but anyway being much more experienced in aluminium than i - do you think this type of shear would distort say a 2mm plate of ally if you were say making a 500mm x 500mm tank? as you know ally doesnt like to flex and come back like steel, do you think the the difference between the upper part and lower part of the throatless bit will be enough to bend a sheet of ally out of shape? its one of the mail reasons im considering one. i know you may not have the answer until you try but i thought id ask!

Richard. · Jul 17, 2017

whm_fab said:
@Richard. quick question on the shear you may not be able to answer, but anyway being much more experienced in aluminium than i - do you think this type of shear would distort say a 2mm plate of ally if you were say making a 500mm x 500mm tank? as you know ally doesnt like to flex and come back like steel, do you think the the difference between the upper part and lower part of the throatless bit will be enough to bend a sheet of ally out of shape? its one of the mail reasons im considering one. i know you may not have the answer until you try but i thought id ask!

It's a good question. Having not used this shear before it's gonna be an educated guess. Certainly the part of the sheet on the left side as your cutting is gonna remain flat as that stays on the sheer base. The excess you are cutting off on the right side will be going under the base and I would say in a curve going downwards. I don't think the curve is going to be abrupt enough to prevent you simply pulling it back by hand but until I actually try it I cannot say for sure. Your in luck though as I've got 3 tasty sheets of 2mm Alu so just for you I'll try it out and tell you what it does for sure. Personally I think it's gonna be great for that task with any distortion been easy to re deflect by hand.

Richard. · Jul 17, 2017

It's an advertisement vid yes but it's a good example of the shear doing bigger stuff as you described but on steel. You can see the deflection is so minimal and I personally don't think Alu is gonna be a problem either.
https://www.google.pl/url?sa=t&sour...pUwN9k&usg=AFQjCNEQogJVh44L_lkXRRMpmbu43cj_WQ

whm_fab · Jul 17, 2017

Richard. said:
It's a good question. Having not used this shear before it's gonna be an educated guess. Certainly the part of the sheet on the left side as your cutting is gonna remain flat as that stays on the sheer base. The excess you are cutting off on the right side will be going under the base and I would say in a curve going downwards. I don't think the curve is going to be abrupt enough to prevent you simply pulling it back by hand but until I actually try it I cannot say for sure. Your in luck though as I've got 3 tasty sheets of 2mm Alu so just for you I'll try it out and tell you what it does for sure. Personally I think it's gonna be great for that task with any distortion been easy to re deflect by hand.

super, thanks Richard i see what you're saying. have you ordered it yet? (p.s where are you purchasing from, direct?) i havent priced around, im sure theyre all the same. i think i might just go ahead anyway, i need one regardless, and for the extra 65 quid or whatever over the frost one, im going to head for the mps1

Richard. · Jul 17, 2017

whm_fab said:
super, thanks Richard i see what you're saying. have you ordered it yet? (p.s where are you purchasing from, direct?) i havent priced around, im sure theyre all the same. i think i might just go ahead anyway, i need one regardless, and for the extra 65 quid or whatever over the frost one, im going to head for the mps1

No it's not ordered yet. I'll have it ordered soon.

Richard. · Jul 29, 2017

Thread update.........
Happy Birthday to me :clapping:

Don't expect me to be doing a review any time soon on it
Every surface in the garage at the mo is just covered in water cooler parts lol.
It looks a lovely tool
I knew the blades would be sharp but I never imagined they would be like razors.
No side play in handle at all and it's not covered in grease. So it's ready to go. Appears to be pre adjusted too. One thing I have spotted that is a bit crap. The grub screws that adjust the blade. They have made them the same length so one is always sticking out 10mm. That's getting changed for a shorter one as it is very vulnerable there. Other than that looks good. We shall see.

Wallace · Jul 29, 2017

Richard. said:
Don't expect me to be doing a review any time soon on it
Every surface in the garage at the mo is just covered in water cooler parts lol.

Kitchen worktop? :whistle:

Richard. · Jul 29, 2017

When I look on YouTube and see the reviews on the frost/Eastwood/wsn. There always appears to be a comment based around the sideways flop on the handle pivotal point. This doesn't have it. Or it doesn't have any more than is needed to allow it to move (obviously it has a fraction as it's got to move.)
The other thing I was dreading was pulling the whole thing apart on day one to scrape out all the storage grease they usually put on them but I don't need to do that either as there is only a light smear of thin oil type stuff on the blades and the machined faces. So it was worth the extra £70 just for this really. I know I haven't bought a Beverly but I hope I have bought a good shear. Next week end we shall be putting her to the test see what she's like on some stainless 1mm and some 2mm Aluminium. We shall see how well I can follow a curved line.

Richard. · Jul 29, 2017

Wallace said:
Kitchen worktop?

Ideally needs bolting down but I can ask. You never know. :scared:

Paul. · Jul 29, 2017

Richard. said:
We shall see how well I can follow a curved line.

It helps if you are left handed, nice steady movement dont try to rush the cut, having it solidly mounted makes a lot of difference.
I replaced mine with a sealey straight cutting one which has stood up to a surprising amount of abuse considering what it cost,

Richard. · Jul 29, 2017

Paul. said:
It helps if you are left handed, nice steady movement dont try to rush the cut, having it solidly mounted makes a lot of difference.
I replaced mine with a sealey straight cutting one which has stood up to a surprising amount of abuse considering what it cost,

Cheers P I'll let yas know the verdict

slim_boy_fat · Jul 29, 2017

Richard. said:
Ideally needs bolting down but I can ask. You never know.

Good luck with that one........ :fighting:

Burdekin · Jul 29, 2017

I haven't taken mine to the workshop yet. Be good to get some close up pics to see if they are actually the same or not.

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