Cutting Stainless Steel Sheet Grinder

You can cut a stainless steel metal sheet without the burn marks by using a circular saw.

Cutting stainless steel sheet grinder.

It is a handheld saw with a circular blade. This is a quick video of how i cut stainless steel sheet metal using a angle grinder and a sawzall. Especially when working with power tools safety must come first. Use a steel ruler and marking pencil or pen.

Just like cutting vinyl siding for your home tin snips work similar to a pair of scissors. A stainless steel tube cutter is a handheld device that clamps around a tube of stainless steel and cuts it with a small rotating wheel. The quickest method is a grinder with cut off disc but i. For larger jobs mount an abrasive disc in an angle grinder.

Make sure you get a tube cutter designed specifically for stainless steel. Before doing anything put on all safety gear especially the. Like i say in the video i have extensive experience using a grinder to cut and shape metal and other materials and only by using the tool to do these thing. Turn on the angle grinder and direct it along the marked line.

Cut steel thicker than 8 gauge with an angle grinder with an abrasiveness cutoff wheel that is designed for making rough cuts on stainless steel. The plasma cutter is best used for cutting through thick sheets of stainless steel. Make sure to match the blade with the thickness of your stainless steel sheet preferably a diamond saw blade because it is stronger than any other circular blades. Some stainless steel tube cutters can cut through thicker tubes than others so know the measurement of your tube before you buy one.

It does create a rough edge particularly on sheet steel but this is easy to grind off with a flap wheel made for stainless steel. Be sure to use a face shield safety glasses leather gloves and earplugs to protect yourself from flying debris sparks and loud noise produced by the angle grinder. A rotary tool such as a dremel can also make small cuts in stainless steel using similar techniques. Be stable and pay attention when using the tool.

Prepping the angle grinder. There are many types of stainless steel and some hard varieties are challenging to cut. Cut the stainless steel first method. For small jobs like cutting stainless steel backsplash tiles a rotary tool fitted with an abrasive metal cutting disc works fine.

Place the metal sheet to be cut on a stable support and mark out the length to be cut.