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Your Ironworker may include a bar shear as a standard feature.
The bar shear will provide a distortion and burr free shear cut
to mild steel bar stock as listed in the Ironworker Specications
as well as described on the capacity labels positioned at the Bar
Shear Station. The Bar Shear allows for straight or angled cutting
operations. The material hold down adjusts with a simple hand
crank to safely restrain the material being cut.
Bar shears are factory tuned to proper clearances and are ready to
begin shearing operations.
Shear blades are wearing parts and will need to be maintained
or replaced over time. Refer to the Maintenance Manual for blade
maintenance, removal and replacement.
Safe Operation
Observe the following guidelines when operating the Bar Shear Station:
• Never exceed the capacities of the machine or tooling as described
in the Ironworker specications or listed at the tooling station.
• Maintain correct operating clearance at bar shear and angle shear
stations. Refer to the Maintenance Manual for tolerance adjust-
ment instructions. Failure to maintain proper blade clearance will
damage shear blades and shear blade support.
• Fully engage the material hold-down with the material being cut.
• Do not stack material to cut in the shear station.
• Perform complete shear operations only – partial shear cuts may
jam the drop off side of the frame and could result in breakage and
operator injury.
• Use shearing aids when working with small items at the shear sta-
tion.
Bar Shear Operation
1. Clear bar shear station of any tools or debris prior to powering the
machine on.
2. Turn machine on. The shear blades will be in their neutral position.
Place bar stock on the feed table and push the material under the
material hold-down. Position your desired cut mark adjacent to the
moving shear blade.
3. Secure the bar stock in the material hold-down by engaging the
handscrew into the material.
4. Clear your hands from the working area and depress the foot pedal
to activate the shear station.
5. When the cut is complete, release the foot pedal to automatically
return the shear blades to their neutral position. Reverse the hand
screw to raise the manual material hold-down and remove your
material.
Bar Shear Station
Electric stroke control is standard on all Ironworker models with
the exception of the 25 Ton Ironworker. Stroke control enables the
Ironworker operator to shorten up and down stroke with minor
adjustment of two hand screws. Utilize stroke control for precision
bending with your brake tooling, when using embossing or bump
dies or to simply increase production from your punch, notch or
shear stations.
Setup
Electric Stroke control is factory installed and arrives fully set up for
immediate use.
Safe Operation
Observe the following guidelines when using and adjusting the electric
stroke control function.
• Read, understand and follow punching, notching and shearing tol-
erances as described in related chapters of this manual.
• Never exceed the capacities of the machine or tooling as described
in the Ironworker specications or listed at the tooling station.
• Keep limit switches free of dirt and grime.
• Never remove stroke retention nuts from factory setting.
• Never reverse stroke limit switches.
• Conrm that red light is illuminated. If not illuminated, machine
cyle is not complete and potential heat build-up may occur.
Electric Stroke Control Operation
Set upstroke for rapid cycling of your punching, shearing and
notching stations.
1. Power machine on and use the jog function of your electric foot
pedal to bring tooling down to rest just above the material being
worked.
2. Turn machine off.
3. Adjust upper handle with tapered collar to engage limit switch.
4. Power machine on. Tooling will stay in set position. Top limit switch
will be showing a red light.
5. Remove material from tooling station and cycle machine. Tooling
should return to pre-set position. Red light will be on.
6. Place material in tooling station and cycle machine.
Set downstroke for bump die operation
1. Power machine on and use the jog function of your electric foot
pedal to bring ram down to engage tooling. Jog ram to push bump
die tooling to the specied depth.
2. Turn machine off.
3. Adjust lower handle with tapered collar to engage limit switch.
4. Power machine on. Ram will return to top of stroke.
5. Cycle machine to insure proper stroke depth.
6. Place material in tooling station and cycle machine.
Set downstroke for brake operation
1. Power machine on and use the jog function of your electric foot
pedal to bring ram down to engage tooling with material.
2. Jog ram to push brake die tooling to the specied depth / brake
angle.
3. Turn machine off.
4. Adjust lower handle with tapered collar to engage limit switch.
5. Power machine on. Ram will return to top of stroke. Red light will
be on.
6. Place test material in tooling station and cycle machine to insure
proper stroke depth and material brake.
Electric Stroke Control