Cut Sheet Metal With Circular Saw

It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool.

Cut sheet metal with circular saw.

In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter. Eastwood mini metal circular saw with metal cutting saw blade rebar conduit sheet metal tubing plate. Be aware that while most saw blades should be installed with the label visible worm drives are mounted on the opposite side. One of the main problems with using a wood cutting saw to cut through metal is the speed as most of these saws go well beyond the recommended speed for cutting metal.

This is because a wood cutting circular saw has an open motor housing. 3 9 out of 5 stars 8. I know there are probably many other me. Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade.

Get free shipping on qualified metal circular saw blades or buy online pick up in store. Metal cutting circular saw. X 50 teeth non ferrous metal cutting circular saw blade set 2 pack model 48 40 4070 48. This helps in the uniform cutting of the metal piece.

To safely and efficiently cut through metal with a circular saw you ll need to operate at a maximum no load rpm of 5 000. Clamp the metal to workbench. A metal section to be cut must be hung over the edge of the blade. Genesis 4 1 2 in.

If you do decide to use a wood saw on metal only use a 7 1 4 inch blade and preferably a worm drive blade which provides extra torque. By turning the circular saw the blade starts cutting the metal at its desired speed. 60 teeth high speed steel circular saw blade for aluminum and sheet metal model gacsb452. X 30 teeth ferrous and 5 3 8 in.

Todays toolsday video is all about cutting metal with a circular saw. Use a circular saw to make long straight cuts in thicker sheets of metal. I m using irwin to. Evolution power tools r185ccs 7 1 4 tct multi material cutting circular saw 7 1 4 orange.

An angle grinder will provide you more freedom to turn while making longer cuts and can be used with any kind of sheet metal. Otherwise you may end up overheating the metal and cause serious harm to yourself and your power tools. Not just any saw though specific metal saws. Hot metal chips will fly everywhere.

While a metal cutting saw has a collection bin to prevent metal chips from getting into the machine a woodcutting saw isn t designed this way. Use a pair of snips if you want to avoid power tools altogether and are working with thinner more flexible metal or need to make curved cuts. Tips and care to be taken. Cut metal with your circular saw.