Photo Index - Canton Foundry & Machine Co. - Shear, Gap Bed

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Canton Foundry & Machine Co.
Canton, OH

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Other
Machine Size:	42"
Submitted By:	Shaun SHEPHERD

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Shear, Gap Bed
Date of Manufacturer:	1910?
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Last Updated	8/31/2018 9:49:25 PM

Comments:

We have had this machine since about 1995, got in a trade from a sheet metal company in Turner Or. It was originally made to be driven by a belt from line shaft, someone has hung a 7 1/2hp motor on it and turned the crown off the drive pulley, it has 4 V-belts running on the flat. I was told it was rated for 1/4" plate, which it will cut, but not all the way across since I keep it adjusted tight enough to cut a single sheet of paper. The entire frame was cast in one piece, it weighs nearly 3 tons. It is very interesting to look at, almost every part of it has been broken and repaired at some point in it's long life. The styling looks very similar to the portable shop crane pictured in the reproduced magazine add for this manufacturer. I will post some more pictures of it as time permits.

Photo 1:

Comments: 42" Shear in messy shop
Source: My Self

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Photo 2:

Comments: Much of the name was obliterated when someone put this hold down on, this is not original to the machine
Source: My Self

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Comments: Bull gear and clutch spring, 4 of the 6 spokes have been brazed
Source: Shaun Shepherd

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