Cutting Aluminum Sheet Jigsaw

Stainless steel builds up heat quickly when you are cutting.

Cutting aluminum sheet jigsaw.

If you are making a long cut you may need to apply cutting oil to the blade of the jigsaw to keep the blade cool. This is a handy trick for things that are too big for the band saw. Out of stock online. Install a metal cutting blade into a jigsaw.

Jig saw or reciprocating saw. Aluminum cutting take my word for it i have cut 100 s of sheets of aluminum diamond plate. Position the saw close to the side of the aluminum where you want to begin cutting. Use a 24 toothed blade or greater to cut through aluminum.

Sheet metal is made of stainless steel galvanized iron or aluminum and you can cut sheet metal manually using different kinds of tools. Not so much for. 24 tpi thin metal cutting jig saw blade bi metal u shank 5 pack model dw3726 5 12 10. Use a jigsaw if circular cuts need to be made in the aluminum.

To reduce the heat buildup you need to use the proper jigsaw blade with minimal pressure and set your jigsaw to a slow cutting speed. You will really be surprised how well this cuts. Slowly push the jigsaw forward following the cutting line. To cut the sheets of metal rathe.

Get a jigsaw i have a craftsman commercial that the blade goes back and forth as well as up and down i believe they call it oscilating or orbiting. Work slowly and methodically. If you re cutting a line in a sheet of aluminum you can skip the vice and cut your way down the sheet on a flat surface. Cutting sheet metal is slow work with a jigsaw and even more so if you are working with corrugated metal.

This works amazing for things like diamond plate but i ve cut as thick as 4 aluminum had to cut it from both sides to get the blade deep enough and it worked just fine. Clamp a guide to your aluminum on both sides of your saw. Some of the most common cutting tools are metal shears circular metal saws or even a cutting torch depending on the thickness of the sheet metal but the most recommended cutting tool for sheet metal is a jigsaw. 36 tpi sheet metal cutting jig saw blade bi metal u shank 5 pack model dw3728 5 12 30 12 30.

The cut can produce enough heat to melt the teeth from the edge of a jigsaw blade. The more teeth on the blade the smoother the cut will be.