Cheapest Way To Cut Sheet Metal

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Cheapest way to cut sheet metal.

If you ve hit it hard enough the chisel will cut the sheet metal if it s thin enough. You want a pair of straight cuts or left or right handed pair for cutting both straight and around corners. It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool. The circular saw is more maneuverable cheaper and smaller than a chop saw.

Mark the cut line with adhesive tape and draw your cut lines. Cut metal with your circular saw. In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter. Circular saws are also great for cutting sheets of metal and bigger stuff that you can t put into a chop saw.

For thin sheets of metal you can use tin snips to cut through it. Install one of the cutoff cutters. Hold the tool tight. To make detailed cuts in sheet metal use a dremel blade.

Hot metal chips will fly everywhere. Simply line up your chisel along the line you are going to cut and strike the back of it with a hammer. Jigsaws and metal cutting band saws are more work but can make most cuts in light to medium sheet metal. The best tin snips are good for cutting any edge of corrugated iron that is going to be seen as they are easy to control when cutting.

Place the dremel cutter on the cutting line perpendicularly to the sheet metal. Loosen up the drill head with the provided wrench. The chop saw is a great way to cut steel with straight square cuts and most angles. The cheapest way to cut metal roofing is with a pair of tin snips.

You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in. A soft wood backer will allow for the chisel to pass through more easily by providing support for the metal. Clamp the sheet metal to a work table and press the dremel blade against it.