How To Make A Sheet Metal Cutter

We had a need to cut a 7 circle out of metal on a sunday and didn t have access to any stores that sell them so we made one.

How to make a sheet metal cutter.

A handheld cutting tool fitted with a metal cut off wheel will easily cut through sheet. Jigsaws and metal cutting band saws are more work but can make most cuts in light to medium sheet metal. Next place the wood parallel and slightly behind the bending line. Place the sheet metal on top of the workbench and lay out your pattern using a tape measure pencil and straightedge.

The illustrations are for a small bracket but i have cut 3 foot long pieces using this method. Clamp or hold a straightedge or square along the cutting marks and score a line with the tip of a sharp utility knife blade. If you use metal shears to cut thin sheet metal such as duct metal it curls and can be difficult to flaten properly. Using tin snips for thin sheets.

Cutting straight lines with an electric saw. There are modern laser machines available that can cut and format automatically once you set the track. Snip the two sides. The speed and orientation of cutting with laser tools are limited within 2d.

If your project requires curved cuts make an easy economical and adjustable. Making detailed cuts with. How to cut sheet metal method 1 of 4. If you want a sharp 90 bend tap along the crease with a mallet.

Wax your saw blade before cutting sheet metal. Finally bend the sheet up by hand to the angle desired. Clamp the wood on top of the metal to the workbench. Let s check out website for all major details.

These photo steps show that it can be done using a utility knife. It didn t work as well as plan. Choose between red blue or yellow snips based on the cut direction. Then bend the sheet back and forth a few times to snap it.

One of the fastest most precise sheet metal cutting methods is to cut with high power laser.