Cutting Sheet Metal Straight
Also referred to as aviator snips these scissor like hand tools cut sheet metal materials up to 18 gauge in thickness accurately without leaving a ragged bent edge as the finished product.
Cutting sheet metal straight. They don t cut curves well. The easiest way to straight cut metal sheet. Cutting straight lines with an electric saw 1. Place the metal on a hard surface to score it and on long pieces do the bending with the score place along a sharp edge of a bench and if necessary clamp the fixed piece with a long piece of flat wood to prevent buckling the metal while bending it back and forth.
Apply masking tape to both sides of the sheet metal directly over the. Get it as soon as wed sep 9. Like i say in the video i have extensive experience using a grinder to cut and shape metal and other materials and only by using the tool to do these thing. Straight cutting compound snips work best for cutting thick or doubled up sheet metal.
And you can use the same technique anytime you need a straight cut on aluminum or other light gauge sheet metal even steel. Wax your saw blade before cutting sheet metal. In this video you ll see how to build a straight cutting angle grinder jig. Metal is difficult for saws to cut and rubbing wax along the blade.
Rustark 2 pcs metal sheet tools set includes aviation tin snips long straight cut and straight jaw sheet metal hand seamer with comfortable grip for cutting bending and flattening sheet metal. First if you want to cut a duct near the middle and use both ends mark and cut the duct before snapping it together. Then bend the sheet back and forth a few times to snap it. There are two ways to cut round ducts.
Tape the sheet metal and secure it in place. I hope this reads sensibly. 5 0 out of 5 stars 1. Jigsaws and metal cutting band saws are more work but can make most cuts in light to medium sheet metal.
Clamp or hold a straightedge or square along the cutting marks and score a line with the tip of a sharp utility knife blade. I have been trying to do it in the s.