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What We Check Before We Quote a Scrap Cutting Machine

24 Sep 2026 — Ahmedabad

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Written in Ahmedabad. Specs below are ranges already on this website — nothing extra for this post.

People open with “send 10 HP price.” Understandable. HP is a short number. But a 10 HP motor on a 50mm TMT bar vs a 40mm MS sheet is a different job. So we start with the scrap, not the HP.

The mix this month, not the wish mix

Bar scrap (TMT, MS) stacks. Light sheet flutters. HMS brings oil and odd lengths. Alligator jobs are pipes, channels, angles — jaw work, not bar shear. If you size off one photo of “main” scrap, the other half fails on day one.

Capacity first

Bar scrap cutting up to 50mm (5–10 HP), Vertical up to 60mm (7.5–15 HP), Horizontal up to 40mm (10–20 HP), Alligator 30–100 Ton blade 400–1200mm (7.5–25 HP). These are bands we fabricate — not two painted models in a yard. See buying guide for full table.

If it will not go in, cut differently

Long pipe or angle will not feed a bar shear cleanly. That is an alligator shear job (jaw, not table shear). Horizontal continuous is for production lines, not one-off heavy bar.

What to send for a real quote

Custom machines are talked about in 4–6 weeks — discussion, not banner guarantee. Visit by appointment: Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Mon–Sat 9–7, Sunday closed. See Ahmedabad or contact.

Need comparing? Mechanical vs hydraulic uses same ranges.