How To Cut Spring Steel Sheet

There are three tools that kevin caron uses a lot to get a precise cut from a thin piece of metal.

How to cut spring steel sheet.

After spending the summer working on my l e. Tin snips are primarily used for cutting thin sheet metal like tin aluminum brass and thin gauge stainless steel. Plasma is definitely one of the best ways to go if you re cutting shapes from plate. After doing the first two steps you are ready to cut your stainless steel.

I left off on that project being stuck for leaf springs for the trucks but i have now found a source in canada for 1095 hardened and tempered blue spring steel from 0 003 and up. And you can use the same technique anytime you need a straight cut on aluminum or other light gauge sheet metal even steel. Use oxy fuel to cut through any steel thicker than 1 inch 2 5 cm. One tool is a foot shear or a jump shear.

For cutting steel sheet and flat materials they are easy and fast. Thinner sheets however only require a tin snip. Laser or waterjet may yield nicer edges but they are much more expensive to purchase and to run. If you are cutting through thicker sheets an angle grinder power shear or circular saw is the best option.

American i have finally returned to working on my 7 5 gauge 1909 streetcar. Yes yes i know prusa just launch mk3 with mk52 heated bed but this is for my own printer so the question is what tool that can cut spring steel sheet to the size that i want without jagged edge. Clamp the sheet metal in place on your work table to hold it in place while you work. After seeing printrbot simple metal heated bed kit i quite like the spring steel pei surface so i decided to make my own.

For stainless tubing a circular saw is a perfect tool to use. Then bend the sheet back and forth a few times to snap it. Clamp or hold a straightedge or square along the cutting marks and score a line with the tip of a sharp utility knife blade. Oxy fuel torches cut through far thicker materials than plasma.

Cut the stainless steel. Another tool is a plate shear for cutting slightly.