jlpservicesinc Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 On the suggestion of Thomas Powers.. Here is a show us your shear thread.. Edwards #20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George N. M. Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Here are some pics of my Edwards Model 5A shear. I bought it at an auction in Wiggins, CO about 15 years ago for, IIRC, about $50. It will handle anything up to 3/8" square with no problem. For 1/2" square I have to use a cheater bar on the about 5' long handle. I find that it works best with two people, one to feed the material into the jaws and one to work the handle. If you are by yourself it can be a problem to get the material exactly in place so that it will stay while you move to the handle. However, working by yourself insures that no one ever gets any body part caught in the jaws. Does anyone know the original factory color for Edwards shears? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Any paint remains in a protected place---like behind the removable cutting edges? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 I did a quick search and Edwards seems to offer power shears, iron workers, etc. but you could give them a call and ask. The color I see they paint their current tooling is dark gray with the jaws bright red. I think DANGER RED is a decent term for painting: pinch points, blades, swinging parts, etc. heck anything you should stay away from or watch while in use BRIGHT RED. This is how I paint my more dangerous machinery, say the link arms and spring on my Little Giant power hammer. Frosty The Lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anvil Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Here's my Beverly #3. I got it from an ABANA member years ago who had rebuilt it and was moving to the Canary Islands to be a blacksmith. I don't remember what I paid for it. Perhaps $300. It will easily cut 1/4" and I've pushed it to 3/8" mild steel. The beauty of a Beverly is it is designed to cut curves as well as straight cuts. It's a great tool to blank out leaves and rosettes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 the old Edwards shears were a blue color. When the paint died off it looked greyish in color. they also used a greyish color that looked like it had some silver in it. the later ones were grey from what I have seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusb Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 I've got an old No5 b Edwards with new jaws. Been tripping over it for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 Why not use it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anvil Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Lol, I too have an old Edwards #5 and I have been using it for years. I guess different strokes for different folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusb Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 On 11/5/2019 at 9:35 AM, jlpservicesinc said: Why not use it? The usual..... cross country moves, lack of space, better options and so forth. I plan to power it in the near future and get some use out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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