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see the
NEW!
28 volt battery powered PocketShear Model 6501ECH
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ABOUT THE PocketShear ®
The PocketShear
®, Model 501HC, now allows the engineer of record on any
concrete structure to specify concrete coverage over Post Tension Tendons to meet building
codes, even in tight beam and banded configurations.
The PocketShear
®, Model 501HC, is a patented, open-throat, cold shear,
that slips over the strand at the end of the pocket and slides into the pocket up to the
anchor. It is then hydraulically actuated to cold-shear the strand approximately 1"
from the face of the anchor.
In High Corrosion environments, a 2" pocketformer is commonly used
and the PocketShear ®, Model 501HC, will then provide 1" concrete
cover over the end of the Tendon.
Consider the alternatives:
| PocketShear
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Only the
PocketShear ® Model 501HC can assure you of adequate concrete
cover, no heating of the Tendon or the Wedge set and a clean cut end for possible
Lift-Off, if necessary. It also alleviates the need for a "fire watch"
or Hot Work Permits. |
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| Abrasive Saw Blades |

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Typically these devices can get no more than 1/16"
into the pocket, thereby affording little or no protection and certainly do not meet any
building codes. |
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| Oxyacetylene Cutting Torches |

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These devices Heat the Tendon and possibly the wedges in
the anchor if the cutting takes place deep in the pocket. |
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Even if the correct cut length occurs, the Tendon has
been heated and the ends are left jagged, impossible to grab for a "Lift-Off." |
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Without any controls there is no assurance that there is
much, if any, cover on the end of the Tendon. |
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