Cutting Sheet Metal With Air Hammer

Make precise distortion free cuts in 14 gauge aluminum or sheet metal as thick as 16 gauge with this high speed cutter.

Cutting sheet metal with air hammer.

Panel shaper bit kit by steck. One of the pneumatic nibblers worth considering is the astro pneumatic 727. Do not force it to cut faster as that will overheat the tool and the metal. It s many uses also includes cutting off rusty bolts and muffler clamps.

A soft wood backer will allow for the chisel to pass through more easily by providing support for the metal. If you ve hit it hard enough the chisel will cut the sheet metal if it s thin enough. Simply line up your chisel along the line you are going to cut and strike the back of it with a hammer. The panel shaper is an air hammer driven set of three self lubricating nylon reinforced heads that allow the technician to easily access deep reach areas and badly deformed sheet metal surfaces to form.

When you need to edge light sheet metal without stretch or distortion use this sheet metal trimmer and eliminate much of the touch up grinding that is necessary with other trimmers. Best air metal nibbler. While cutting slowly slice along a marked off line with the cut off wheel letting the air tool do the work. It works on up to 17 gauge cold rolled steel and will easily cut through sheet metal without deforming the edges.

If electric powered nibblers won t work for your project you re going to want to consider using compressed air. This tool has the exclusive oldforge curl cut.