Cut Thin Aluminum Sheet

Before cutting put on a pair of safety goggles and work gloves to prevent injuries.

Cut thin aluminum sheet. The illustrations are for a small bracket but i have cut 3 foot. Cutting aluminum sheet metal with a hammer and chisel is relatively straight forward line up the edge of the chisel along the line you wish to cut and strike the chisel with a hammer. Select a fine toothed blade and don t cut aluminum with a wall thickness of more than 1 4 inch 0 64 cm. 2 mark the start and stopping point of your cut.

If you use metal shears to cut thin sheet metal such as duct metal it curls and can be difficult to flaten properly. Since aluminum does not tend to close as you cut it create narrow kerfs whenever you can. These photo steps show that it can be done using a utility knife. Clamp the aluminum down.

Diamond tred aluminum sheet heavy weight model 57575 13 49 13 49. This weakens the aluminium and creates a fracture line. Tin snips are primarily used for cutting thin sheet metal like tin aluminum brass and thin gauge stainless steel. How to cut thin sheet metal and keep it flat.

Lincane aluminum sheet weathered gray model 57565 62 98 62 98. M d building products 3 ft. And you can use the same technique anytime you need a straight cut on aluminum or other light gauge sheet metal even steel. Set the piece of aluminum on a table or over sawhorses and position it so the cutting area has open space underneath it.

Set your store to see local availability compare. M d building products 1 ft. Align the snips with the line you want to cut with the upper blade of the tin snips touching the sheet metal. An air powered sheet metal nibbler or a nibbler head attached to a power drill can cut through galvanized corrugated aluminum sheet as well as flat sheet up to 16 gauge.

If possible choose a saw blade that creates narrow kerfs the notch or slot made by the saw. With the aid of a straight edge and a sharp knife score both sides of the aluminium sheet. Clamp or hold a straightedge or square along the cutting marks and score a line with the tip of a sharp utility knife blade. Then bend the sheet back and forth a few times to snap it.