Cut Hole In Sheet Metal Box

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Cut hole in sheet metal box.

For this step you ll need a compass ink and a center punch. When drilling or punching a hole in sheet metal you more or less cut out the entire hole at once. When cutting out a circle one or sometimes two cutting tools are rotated about a center point to. Piercing cutting and drilling sheet metal is an integral part of metalsmithing.

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

For clean precise holes in thin sheet metal make a wood sandwich. Next use a compass to outline the edge of the hole. At first locate the center of the whole. 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.

How to cut a round hole in sheet metal. In response to a question about h.