Hot metal chips will fly.
Cutting 2mm steel sheet.
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Cutting metal can be quite a daunting task.
It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool.
Cut the stainless steel.
Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade.
After doing the first two steps you are ready to cut your stainless steel.
Clamp your sheet metal down to a work table.
For stainless tubing a circular saw is a perfect tool to use.
Place a piece of 3 4 inch thick plywood flat on the floor.
Pull the handle down slowly with your hand and slice through the metal.
The tool i would use is metal cutting scissors or snips it s remarkably easy to get a straight cut with these after a little practice.
Situate the metal under the blade and line the blade up with the cut line.
I would first make a cut far from the line somewhere in the area you re going to discard to get a feeling for a particular tool cutting steel of a particular thickness.
In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter.
We stock steel sheet and plate in 36 48 and 60 widths and in 96 120 and 144 lengths.
Don t try to cut your stainless steel without clamping it down or it could shift when you re cutting it.
This is because of all the sparks that tend to fly around and the fumes that come out when cutting.
Make sure the plywood is larger than the steel plate you will be cutting.
It is therefore best to work in a well aerated area to allow fresh air in.
If you are cutting through thicker sheets an angle grinder power shear or circular saw is the best option.
We can also provide custom cut to size sheet and plate to fit your exact specifications.
The clamps should be tight enough that the sheet metal doesn t shift at all.
Cut metal with your circular saw.
Because you will need to clamp the sheet metal it is important to have a workbench and clamp for this.
Thinner sheets however only require a tin snip.
Use clamps you can tighten like f clamps to secure the sheet metal to the table.
Set the steel plate on top of the plywood.
How to cut sheet steel using a jigsaw with a metal cutting blade.
