Ways To Cut Aluminum Sheet

Then bend the sheet back and forth a few times to snap it.

Ways to cut aluminum sheet.

Flip the sheet over and repeat. Start by taping both sides of the sheet metal directly over the line you want to cut and clamp the metal to a work station so it doesn t move. For thin sheets of metal you can use tin snips to cut through it. Create a long fracture line then progressively bend the sheet from one end to to the other.

After a few wiggles the sheet will fracture along the cut line leaving a clean break as shown in the above photos. Jigsaws and metal cutting band saws are more work but can make most cuts in light to medium sheet metal. A handheld cutting tool fitted with a metal cut off wheel will easily cut through sheet. Next secure your aluminum pieces with clamps and slowly feed the aluminum through the blade using steady even pressure.

Clamp or hold a straightedge or square along the cutting marks and score a line with the tip of a sharp utility knife blade. To cut aluminum use a wood cutting saw with carbide tipped blades. 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. Apply a lubricant like standard oil or saw wax to your blade then slow your cutting speed by reducing the diameter of the cutting blade.

To cut the sheets of metal rathe. Then grip the saw with both hands and push the blade through the metal to cut it. With care and patience full size sheets of aluminium can be cut using this method.