Good Ways To Cut Sheet Metal

Put on a pair of work gloves before you wax the saw to protect your hands.

Good ways to cut sheet metal.

A handheld cutting tool fitted with a metal cut off wheel will easily cut through sheet. Such as straight cut snips left cut the right cut etc. Simply line up your chisel along the line you are going to cut and strike the back of it with a hammer. Wax your saw blade before cutting sheet metal.

Tin snips or aviation snips are one of the most widely used tools to cut sheet metals. Using a chisel and hammer is the most basic form of cutting sheet metal. Metal is difficult for saws to cut and rubbing wax along the blade helps prolong its sharpness. But the discs wear down quickly cut slowly and shrink in diameter as you use them.

Instead we recommend using a diamond blade that s rated to cut ferrous metal. An angle grinder fitted with an abrasive metal cutting disc works well to cut all kinds of metal including bolts angle iron rebar and even sheet metal. Apply a thin layer of paraffin or saw wax to the blade just enough to cover the surface before making any cuts in the metal. Jigsaws and metal cutting band saws are more work but can make most cuts in light to medium sheet metal.

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.