Cutting 2mm Aluminium Sheet

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.

Cutting 2mm aluminium sheet.

Select a fine toothed blade and don t cut aluminum with a wall thickness of more than 1 4 inch 0 64 cm. Using a softer piece of material such as wood as a backer will allow the chisel to push through the metal and prevent wear on the chisel s tip. Sheet aluminium can be cut without the need for a guillotine or tin snips which tend to deform the metal. Discussion in modding started by odje aug 2 2007.

The sheets are quite large so a hacksaw is out of the question and so is a nibbler. Use a wood cutting saw with carbide tipped blades to cut most aluminum. Tired of getting fingers cut on sheet metal while using tin snips. If possible choose a saw blade that creates narrow kerfs the notch or slot made by the saw.

To cut the sheets of metal rathe. What s the prefered method for cutting aluminium sheets of 3mm thick. Place the fracture line over the edge of a table and bend the overhang slightly downwards. This weakens the aluminium and creates a fracture line.

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