Cutting Galvanized Sheet Metal With Plasma

How to join galvanized metal without melting the galvanized coating duration.

Cutting galvanized sheet metal with plasma.

The process of using tin snips is very similar to using scissors. Arrange the teeth of your tin snips over the marked line on your sheet metal. Use 1 hand to lift 1 half of the sheet metal while using your opposite hand to cut along your pre marked line with slow gradual cuts. The zinc in galvanized steel can react with moisture from the scrap metal creating a highly flammable stream of hydrogen that shoots out when the outer layer of galvanized steel is cut.

Average size of the part is about 12 x6 with various cut outs and holes if i could use the plasma to cut these parts out it would save a lot of time. A handheld cutting tool fitted with a metal cut off wheel will easily cut through sheet. Prevent an explosion from such a reaction by treating such cutting as if high pressure gas is inside the compartment when you start cutting. Presently we shear and punch parts from a 4x12 sheet.

Cnc plasma cutting sheet metal 50 amps duration. Cut along your measured line with tin snips.