Cutting Holes In Stainless Steel Sheet

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Cutting holes in stainless steel sheet. Wear eye protection like certified goggles to protect your eyes from flying sparks and particles. With all these capacities it can work pretty fine in stainless steel mild steel iron alloy plate aluminum plate brass and copper. Mark your hole center at first. Put some cutting lubricant in the center.

If you buy a stainless steel bar sink or already have an existing sink cutting a hole makes no difference. Please help support my effort. Out of the package their only good for about 15 20 holes when drilling through 6 8mm thick stainless steel that s using cutting lube too. Keep kids out of your working area.

In this first quick tips video i show you how easy it is to drill and cut stainless steel when you have the right magic potion. After re sharpening they usually are good for an additional 10 15 holes before having to re sharpen again. Some stainless steel tube cutters can cut through thicker tubes than others so know the measurement of your tube before you buy one. Cutting with a hole cutter.

Secure the steel sheet with clamps. In case the workpiece is made of wood it can go for a 7 9 inches hole anyway. Also it is recommended that you wear safety shoes that have. So we can call it an all metal hole cutting saw.

When drilling or punching a hole in sheet metal you more or less cut out the entire hole at once. In every situation cut a hole on a stainless steel sink is not easy. If the sink is out of the countertops you can cut holes with these steps. Wear a pair of gloves to protect your hands from small fragments of metal and sparks.

When cutting out a circle one or sometimes two cutting tools are rotated about a center point to. After that they have to be sharpened. Steel hardens with heat. And in each of these metals the range of hole depth is inches.

You can even put a support board beneath it to avoid teardowns. Make sure you get a tube cutter designed specifically for stainless steel. Use a center punch on the hole center to create dimples in the area.