The illustrations are for a small bracket but i have cut 3 foot long pieces using this method.
Cut through thin aluminum sheet.
Another tool is a plate shear for cutting slightly.
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Before cutting put on a pair of safety goggles and work gloves to prevent injuries.
3 make your first cut in the sheet metal.
If possible choose a saw blade that creates narrow kerfs the notch or slot made by the saw.
These photo steps show that it can be done using a utility knife.
Use a wood cutting saw with carbide tipped blades to cut most aluminum.
One tool is a foot shear or a jump shear.
Clamp or hold a straightedge or square along the cutting marks and score a line with the tip of a sharp utility knife blade.
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Tired of getting fingers cut on sheet metal while using tin snips.
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Diamond tred aluminum sheet heavy weight model 57575 13 49 13 49.
Place down on your blue mat.
There are two ways to cut round ducts.
Tin snips are primarily used for cutting thin sheet metal like tin aluminum brass and thin gauge stainless steel.
Select a fine toothed blade and don t cut aluminum with a wall thickness of more than 1 4 inch 0 64 cm.
There are three tools that kevin caron uses a lot to get a precise cut from a thin piece of metal.
Press the sheet down well with your brayer to make sure it is stuck well.
Then bend the sheet back and forth a few times to snap it.
If you use metal shears to cut thin sheet metal such as duct metal it curls and can be difficult to flaten properly.
Cut a 12 12 or smaller piece from your roll of metal with metal shears.
This is the only mat that i would use to cut metal as you do not want it to be very sticky.
Nestle thick material deep into the wide open jaws before you squeeze the handles.
Straight cutting compound snips work best for cutting thick or doubled up sheet metal.
And you can use the same technique anytime you need a straight cut on aluminum or other light gauge sheet metal even steel.
They don t cut curves well.