Direct metals offers expanded metal materials such as aluminum carbon steel galvanized steel or stainless steel.
How to cut expanded metal sheet.
For thin sheets of metal you can use tin snips to cut through it.
To cut straight lines use an electric saw.
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.
A standard expanded sheet that is then cold rolled leaving a flat smooth surface.
Then choose a grinder drill saw or laser tool.
Make long strokes for long straight cuts.
This will not only brace it to keep it in place but you ll be able to pull it up as you cut.
Lift the cutoff strip and roll it to the side to prevent it from binding on the tin snips handle.
Then grip the saw with both hands and push the blade through the metal to cut it.
Either a tape measure or a ruler will work fine.
Our expanded metal sheet is available in many sizes openings and material types.
Then bend the sheet back and forth a few times to snap it.
These tools hold the metal in place while you cut.
You can use the same trick to cut metal studs.
Consider the size and nature of the expanded metal you need to cut.
This metal sheet is uniformly slit and stretched forming diamond shaped openings in the sheet that allow for the passage of light air heat and.
Use your nondominant hand to hold the side of the metal.
The following equipment is crucial.
Hold the side of the metal sheet and put your snips around the edge.
Open the cutters as wide as you can at the start of each stroke and make long smooth strokes.
Hold the snips loose in your hand and place the two blades around the edge that you d like to cut.
Long straight cuts are easier to make with large tin snips.
Clamp or hold a straightedge or square along the cutting marks and score a line with the tip of a sharp utility knife blade.
Often referred to as raised expanded metal due to the alternating ridges formed by overlapping metal strips.