sheet metal guillotine

[Gizmo.Y]

I've been offered a manual, pedal operated guillotine. Similar to picture below. It looks very old.

4ft jobby.

I work with 2.5-3mm Ally Sheet. This be suitable to cut said material?

 

[brightspark]

hope u have lead in your boots

 

[Gizmo.Y]

So if i stop skipping Leg Day at the Gym. It will cut 3mm Ally Sheet?

 

[God mode restorations]

I think 3mm will be a massive struggle. You will most likely get 1mm 1.5 mm max

 

[Richard.]

Aluminium fellas.
3mm would probably be on its limit but it could possibly stretch to it.
Why don't you be proactive Giz and take a bit to try it out.
If it does it pay the man.

 

[God mode restorations]

4ft is a good size....

 

[hotrodder]

Rough rule of thumb is to add 4 swgs to the rated capacity in mild steel for ally and subtract 4 for capacity in stainless i.e. a guillotine (or shears, a folder, slip rolls etc) rated at 16swg mild steel will cope with 12swg (2.5mm) softish* ally and 20 swg stainless

The plate on the side probably says whether it's an 18swg or 16swg model, strength of the user doesn't factor into things with stomp guillotines because you've got nothing to pull or push against, especially if cutting up a full sheet that overhangs the treadles...

* Obviously something like 1050 or 3103-H14 is a chunk softer and easier to cut than some 6082-T6 etc

 

[Tinbasherdan]

youd probably get away with it with a good jump, we had one at college the same when i served my time and it was amazing what it would go through with a few of the heftier appos bouncing on it...............