Use curve cutting snips to cut circles.
How to cut sheet metal smoothly.
The circular sheet metal cutters can be driven or the work may be pulled through idle cutters.
Simply line up your chisel along the line you are going to cut and strike the back of it with a hammer.
A handheld cutting tool fitted with a metal cut off wheel will easily cut through sheet.
Place the chisel edge or screwdriver tip inside the marked cutout and tap it with a hammer to pierce the metal and make a short gash.
Pound on the back of the screwdriver with a hammer to puncture the metal and create an opening for the tin snips.
Work the jaw of your snips into the gash to begin the cutout.
Jigsaws and metal cutting band saws are more work but can make most cuts in light to medium sheet metal.
Loosen up the drill head with the provided wrench.
At the beginning of each cut it is important to open the tool completely and seat the edge of the sheet metal as deep as possible in the jaws.
Place the dremel cutter on the cutting line perpendicularly to the sheet metal.
A soft wood backer will allow for the chisel to pass through more easily by providing support for the metal.
Slitting is a shearing process in which the sheet metal is cut by two opposing circular blades like a can opener.
Using tin snips for thin sheets.
Making detailed cuts with.
Slitting usually produces a burr.
Align the tool s blade with your pattern line the.
Install one of the cutoff cutters.
In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter.
Hot metal chips will fly everywhere.
Cut metal with your circular saw.
Making a circular cutout in a duct is simple using the techniques shown in photos 5 and 6.
Choose between red blue or yellow snips based on the cut direction.
Hold the tool tight.
Mark the cut line with adhesive tape and draw your cut lines.
How to cut sheet metal method 1 of 4.
You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in.
Slitting can be performed in a straight line or on a curved path.
Punch a starter hole for a circular cutout with a straight blade screwdriver.
It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool.
If you ve hit it hard enough the chisel will cut the sheet metal if it s thin enough.
Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade.
