Cutting Aluminum Sheet

Clamp the aluminum down.

Cutting aluminum sheet.

Place the fracture line over the edge of a table and bend the overhang slightly downwards. Using electric power tools 1. Use a wood cutting saw with carbide tipped blades to cut most aluminum. Then bend the sheet back and forth a few times to snap it.

Since you ll be cutting. In terms of blades you ll want to make sure that you have something with a lot of space between the teeth. 20 100 cutting aluminum sheet metal with a hammer and chisel is relatively straight forward line. Reduce the diameter of the.

This weakens the aluminium and creates a fracture line. This can range from standard oil to saw wax. Apply cutting lubricants on your blades or bits. The aluminum should be reasonably thin or the dremel may not make a thorough division.

To cut the sheets of metal rathe. Usually it s a matter of moving a belt to a different sized pulley. Set the piece of aluminum on a table or over sawhorses and position it so the cutting area has open space underneath it. Flip the sheet over and repeat.

If your saw has variable speeds just consult the chart. 2 mark the start and stopping point of your cut. Sheet aluminium can be cut without the need for a guillotine or tin snips which tend to deform the metal. Clamp or hold a straightedge or square along the cutting marks and score a line with the tip of a sharp utility knife blade.

Select a fine toothed blade and don t cut. Consider the type of cut you ll be making such as a cut out or a cut through. Outline the cuts that you want to make with a permanent marker directly on the aluminum. 100 1000 bench mounted shears are able to cut through relatively thick sheets of aluminum though.

And you can use the same technique anytime you need a straight cut on aluminum or other light gauge sheet metal even steel.