Cut Thin Aluminum Sheet

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Cut thin aluminum sheet.

Since you ll be cutting. Using tin snips for thin sheets 1. Using a softer piece of material such as wood as a backer will allow the chisel to push through the metal and prevent wear on the chisel s tip. With the aid of a straight edge and a sharp knife score both sides of the aluminium sheet.

Choose between red blue or yellow snips based on the cut direction. Set your store to see local availability compare. Reduce the diameter of the. 2 mark the start and stopping point of your cut.

Lincane aluminum sheet weathered gray model 57565 62 98 62 98. How to cut thin sheet metal and keep it flat. Then bend the sheet back and forth a few times to snap it. Select a fine toothed blade and don t cut.

Clamp the aluminum down. If you use metal shears to cut thin sheet metal such as duct metal it curls and can be difficult to flaten properly. Cutting aluminum sheet metal with a hammer and chisel is relatively straight forward line up the edge of the chisel along the line you wish to cut and strike the chisel with a hammer. When working with a material that has a thin sheet of aluminum bonded to it set the sheet with the aluminum side up.

Sheet aluminium can be cut without the need for a guillotine or tin snips which tend to deform the metal. These photo steps show that it can be done using a utility knife. The illustrations are for a small bracket but i have cut 3 foot. M d building products 1 ft.

Set the piece of aluminum on a table or over sawhorses and position it so the cutting area has open space underneath it. Place the fracture line over the edge of a table and bend the overhang slightly downwards. Use a wood cutting saw with carbide tipped blades to cut most aluminum. And you can use the same technique anytime you need a straight cut on aluminum or other light gauge sheet metal even steel.

That makes it easier to get the aluminum cleared away from the cutter as quickly as possible. M d building products 3 ft. Clamp or hold a straightedge or square along the cutting marks and score a line with the tip of a sharp utility knife blade. Apply cutting lubricants on your blades or bits.

Clamp the sheet metal in place on your work table to hold it in place while. Diamond tred aluminum sheet heavy weight model 57575 13 49 13 49. Align the tin snips with the sheet metal. This weakens the aluminium and creates a fracture line.