How To Sand Circles Into Sheet Metal

Sometimes it is desirable to punch many holes in a piece of sheet metal often in a certain pattern.

How to sand circles into sheet metal.

The best way to sand is along the grain of your metal if any is present else you can always do it in circular motions. In the past we ve presented metal shaping articles that showed the average inexperienced joe how to create just about anything from a flat sheet of steel provided he has access to the right tools. Move to the next row below and again this should overlap the lower 1 2 of the circle above it. Hammer down that line with a cross peen hammer or with your ball peen hammer.

Perforating of sheet metal. Fold the metal perpendicular to the first fold hammer again and open this fold. When you have removed much of the unwanted material switch to 200 grit sandpaper to finish off the sanding process. I drew two twelve inch circles on.

This will help you to keep the finish uniform. You will see a raised line at the ridge of the fold. Concentrate the hammer strikes along the fold line. Move 1 2 the diameter over and make another.

I started by taking 6 into my dividers. First a little leather work making a sandbag i wanted a 12 sandbag but was not willing to spend the 50 or 60 to buy one. I m using irwin to. It can t get any simpler to order sheet metal online.

Choose the sheet metal kind. Choose the surface of the sheet metal. Sheet metal coil can be cut into many strips at once by several simultaneous slitting operations. I had some good scrap leather in the shop and made my own.

4 easy steps to configure your ring or sheet metal circle in the size you need. Choose the thickness of the sheet metal. Use pieces of either sandpaper to remove pockets of the material that might have been left in the tight spaces. These strips provide sheet metal stock for further pressworking processes.

Enter the size and or your measurements. Keep repeating this process until the first row is complete. Choose the shape your sheet metal part should have.