Cutting Aluminum Sheet Clean

Probably the preferred method for cutting intricate or thick aluminum the water jet focus a very thin stream of water mixed with abrasives at extraordinary pressures and very high speed into the sheet metal.

Cutting aluminum sheet clean.

Sheet aluminium can be cut without the need for a guillotine or tin snips which tend to deform the metal. To cut the sheets of metal rathe. The illustrations are for a small bracket but i have cut 3 foot. Clamp the aluminum down.

This weakens the aluminium and creates a fracture line. How to cut thin sheet metal and keep it flat. Place the fracture line over the edge of a table and bend the overhang slightly downwards. If you use metal shears to cut thin sheet metal such as duct metal it curls and can be difficult to flaten properly.

With the aid of a straight edge and a sharp knife score both sides of the aluminium sheet. This jet of water eats away at the metal and leaving a clean smooth edge.