Cut Sheet Metal With Diamond Blade

We recommend using a diamond blade that s labeled as a ferrous metal cutting blade but many tradespeople use a regular masonry diamond blade with good results.

Cut sheet metal with diamond blade.

Hold the snips loose in your hand and place the two blades around the edge that you d like to cut. Although we use the word cut loosely in most articles the truth is that diamond blades don t cut at all they grind. 4 3 out of 5 stars 63. Diamond extreme all purpose heavy duty 4 1 2 inch 4 5 x 100 x 7 8 5 8 metal cutting diamond blade for rebar ductile pipe angle iron steel plating and similar materials.

Press the dremel blade against the sheet metal. Use your nondominant hand to hold the side of the metal. Hold the side of the metal sheet and put your snips around the edge. This will not only brace it to keep it in place but you ll be able to pull it up as you cut.

Now cut metal like never before introducing the new ridgid diamond cut blade with up to 70x more life. Continue reading below our video of the day step 1 prepare aluminum on the sawhorse. Hold the blade down on the sheet metal s surface at the edge of the intended cut. Metal lath and hardware cloth can be cut with a tin snips but there s an easier way.

Mount a diamond blade in your angle grinder and use it like a saw to cut the mesh. Now a single blade can outlast as many as 70 abrasive discs giving you the lowest cost per cut. Using firm pressure dig into the surface until you reach the ideal depth of your cut then move forward along the line of your intended incision. It is also used for the steps and floor beds of trucks buses trailers and so forth.