• What is a PocketShear® ?
  A PocketShear® is a "Specific-Use" device solely intended for cold-shearing PC Strand Tendons within the pocket after stressing operations are complete and approved.

• How was it developed ?
  As early as 1978 the inventor participated in the development of the first "Cold-Shear" PC Strand Fabrication Line.  By 1990, a need was established for field cold-shearing and the PocketShear® was developed.  At that time the PocketShear® was a "center-hole" device and difficult to use in many applications.  By 1997, an "Open-Slot" version was in development and subsequently offered at the World of Concrete, Orlando, in January, 1998.

• Why do I need one ?
  The PocketShear® accurately cuts PC Strand Tendons to meet building code requirements.  Abrasive saws cannot reach into the pocket formed at the live end of a PC Strand Tendon and the use of cutting torches is both dangerous and inconsistent.  Also, many crews are achieving around 600 - 800 cuts per day with one unit.

• How does it work ?
  The PocketShear® is a hydraulic device designed with two cutting blades that act in a rotating fashion in order to cold-shear the PC Strand Tendon at a certain dimension within the pocket.  The PocketShear® does not push, pull or otherwise affect the strand except to cold-shear it.

• What size strand will a PocketShear® cut?
  The PocketShear® comes in two sizes:                                                   

  Model # 501HC       1/2" Model # 6HC            .6"

• We also offer a longer .5" - 45 Degree Nose Piece Kit for use with 45 Degree Pocket Formers.

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