Cutting Galvanized Sheet Metal

Use 1 hand to lift 1 half of the sheet metal while using your opposite hand to cut along your pre marked line with slow gradual cuts.

Cutting galvanized sheet metal. Clamp the sheet of galvanized metal securely using a bench vice with your guide lines facing up. The fumes and dust irritate the skin eyes lungs mucous membranes and if large quantities are inhaled in a short period of time can be fatal osha says. Whether you use an angle grinder or a circular saw the heat damages the edges and the shower of hot sparks can destroy the protective coating and burns the paint finish. It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool.

We are one of the leaders in galvanized steel sheets roofing panels and much more. Click on inventory to see our main products and contact us to receive an estimate we will be happy to help. Short of causing metal fume fever zinc chloride released while cutting galvanized steel can produce a host of other side effects. Welcome to galvanized steel supply.

Jigsaws and metal cutting band saws are more work but can make most cuts in light to medium sheet metal. Green snips are designed to cut clockwise curves and red snips to cut counterclockwise curves. In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter. Cut along your measured line with tin snips.

Compound snips also called aviation snips are color coded. A handheld cutting tool fitted with a metal cut off wheel will easily cut through sheet. Hot metal chips will fly everywhere. We also manufacture steel tubing tracks pbr cut to size sheets and slotted angles.

As we build our own products we can personalize your projects and offer you a unique product for your needs. Cut metal with your circular saw. I m using irwin to. The cutters are offset below the handle so you can keep your cutting sheet metal hand above the work and the compound action allows you to cut thicker material with less effort.

The process of using tin snips is very similar to using scissors. Our products include hardware anything to do with metals ornamental and iron fences. You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in. Arrange the teeth of your tin snips over the marked line on your sheet metal.

Cutting corrugated metal with anything producing heat can void the warranty by your manufactures and can make permanent damage to the metal sheets causing them to rust.