Cutting Steel Sheet Metal

You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in.

Cutting steel sheet metal.

I m using irwin to. Steel comes in many different forms and thicknesses. Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade. 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.

Steel thickness is referred to as gauge the smaller the number of gauge the thicker the steel. Jigsaws and metal cutting band saws are more work but can make most cuts in light to medium sheet metal. Thin gauge steel like sheet metal can be cut with a large variety of tools. A handheld cutting tool fitted with a metal cut off wheel will easily cut through sheet.

Once you have the starter hole work your way out to the desired radius using the correct red or green colored snip. To cut straight lines use an electric saw. It will glide through 14 gauge material without much hesitation. It can cut straight curved or complex designs and leaves edges with minimal burrs.

Hot metal chips will fly. Cut metal with your circular saw. Its head rotates 360 degrees to make any job easy. In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter.

For cutting out holes in sheet metal it s going to be necessary that you begin with a starter hole this can be formed by using the hammer and chisel method to punch through the metal. The attachments will cut sheet metal corrugate pipes powder coated material stainless steel copper aluminum formica plastic and fiberglass. For thin sheets of metal you can use tin snips to cut through it.