How To Cut 24 Gauge Sheet Metal For Jewelry

Cut metal with your circular saw.

How to cut 24 gauge sheet metal for jewelry.

Hot metal chips will fly everywhere. If you ve hit it hard enough the chisel will cut the sheet metal if it s thin enough. 24 gauge makes a nice medium weight cuff bracelet for example. All metal shears even the really nice ones bend the metal at least a bit.

You probably need a saw to cut metal thicker than 24 gauge. Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade. Using a chisel and hammer is the most basic form of cutting sheet metal. Welcome to creative sid.

In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter. Because if you want to cut clean shapes out of metal without bending the metal you need a saw. Then grip the saw with both hands and push the blade through the metal to cut it. It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool.

I commonly use 24 and 26 gauge for making jewelry and enameling. 0 5mm copper sheet would be 0 019685 inches thick around 24 gauge and snips would be recommended for cutting. Watch more how to make jewelry videos. Simply line up your chisel along the line you are going to cut and strike the back of it with a hammer.

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