How To Cut Metal Sheet

The metal tears along the shearing edge creating a highly accurate clean edge.

How to cut metal sheet.

I m using irwin to. Use your nondominant hand to hold the side of the metal. At the beginning of each cut it is important to open the tool completely and seat the edge of the sheet metal as deep as possible in the jaws. For thin sheets of metal you can use tin snips to cut through it.

You can use the same trick to cut metal studs. Align the tool s blade with your pattern line the. Clamp or hold a straightedge or square along the cutting marks and score a line with the tip of a sharp utility knife blade. Then grip the saw with both hands and push the blade through the metal to cut it.

To cut straight lines use an electric saw. Such as straight cut snips left cut the right cut etc. Hold the side of the metal sheet and put your snips around the edge. Snip the two sides.

Hold the snips loose in your hand and place the two blades around the edge that you d like to cut. Many welders prefer working with a sheared edge over an edge that has been plasma cut because plasma cutters can create a carbon film at the cut edge something you. Then bend the sheet back and forth a few times to snap it. Start by taping both sides of the sheet metal directly over the line you want to cut and clamp the metal to a work station so it doesn t move.

Jigsaws and metal cutting band saws are more work but can make most cuts in light to medium sheet metal. Simply line up your chisel along the line you are going to cut and strike the back of it with a hammer. This will not only brace it to keep it in place but you ll be able to pull it up as you cut. A handheld cutting tool fitted with a metal cut off wheel will easily cut through sheet.

Tin snips or aviation snips are one of the most widely used tools to cut sheet metals. If you ve hit it hard enough the chisel will cut the sheet metal if it s thin enough. There are some cuts that you can do with decent tin snips.