Cutting 25 Steel Sheet

Today i ll go over three different tools you can use to cut sheet metal and plate.

Cutting 25 steel sheet.

If you are cutting through thicker sheets an angle grinder power shear or circular saw is the best option. A soft wood backer will allow for the chisel to pass through more easily by providing support for the metal. Is thin so it wouldn t be that difficult to cut with the bull dog snips scribe a cut line on the sheet and just follow it with the snips. Steel comes in many different forms and thicknesses.

Set the steel plate on top of the plywood. Simply line up your chisel along the line you are going to cut and strike the back of it with a hammer. Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade. Plasma is definitely one of the best ways to go if you re cutting shapes from plate.

Thin gauge steel like sheet metal can be cut with a large variety of tools. Hot metal chips will fly. Thinner sheets however only require a tin snip. Place a piece of 3 4 inch thick plywood flat on the floor.

For stainless tubing a circular saw is a perfect tool to use. For cutting steel sheet and flat materials they are easy and fast. Make sure the plywood is larger than the steel plate you will be cutting. Laser or waterjet may yield nicer edges but they are much more expensive to purchase and to run.

After doing the first two steps you are ready to cut your stainless steel. Cut metal with your circular saw. If you ve hit it hard enough the chisel will cut the sheet metal if it s thin enough. Steel thickness is referred to as gauge the smaller the number of gauge the thicker the steel.

You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in. When cutting do not close shut the blade completely on the sheet it ll curl the edge of metal.