Cut Hole In Sheet Metal Box

How to cut a round hole in sheet metal.

Cut hole in sheet metal box.

Follow few steps step 1. It may seem daunting at first something as simple as learning how to cut a hole in sheet metal can seem like a tall order. My main tool for perfection. But once you get to know the tools whatever your budget and how to use them you can start creating holes in sheet metal quickly and accurately.

When drilling or punching a hole in sheet metal you more or less cut out the entire hole at once. Next use a compass to outline the edge of the hole. In response to a question about h. For clean precise holes in thin sheet metal make a wood sandwich.

This video shows a unique and ez way to mark and cut out an electrical box hole in metal siding. Now it s time to use that center punch. At first locate the center of the whole. Simply sandwich the sheet metal between two pieces of wood and clamp everything down on a table or workbench.

When cutting out a circle one or sometimes two cutting tools are rotated about a center point to. The wooden bread layers of the sandwich keep the sheet metal flat and prevent the drill bit from wandering as it bores through the sheet metal.