Cutting Circles Out Of Sheet Metal

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Cutting circles out of sheet metal.

When cutting out a circle one or sometimes two cutting tools are rotated about a center point to. This will not only brace it to keep it in place but you ll be able to pull it up as you cut. Hold the side of the metal sheet and put your snips around the edge. Use your nondominant hand to hold the side of the metal.

In response to a question about h. Hold the snips loose in your hand and place the two blades around the edge that you d like to cut. We had a need to cut a 7 circle out of metal on a sunday and didn t have access to any stores that sell them so we made one. A tool like a nibbler is fast and easy to maneuver around to cut circles corners and angles in sheet metal work with out jamming like electric shears or tin snips would.