Cutting Aluminum Sheet With Grinder

To make a proper cut the first thing you will need is the technical support.

Cutting aluminum sheet with grinder.

Ryan shows us how to hold and move an angle grinder or cutoff wheel to cut 25 thick aluminum 6061 t6 plate. Like i say in the video i have extensive experience using a grinder to cut and shape metal and other materials and only by using the tool to do these thing. Place turn on and cut using an angle grinder is that easy if you don t want precise cuts anymore. But it s impossible to get a proper cut in such tiny effort.

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. How to cut a straight line on a corrugated metal roof piece with an angle grinder. For a home hobby type job like yours use that harbor freight hacksaw frame with a new high quality not from harbor freight blade. In fact using an angle grinder is quite tricky.

Show you the fence i built and how it ensures you have a straight cut. These are good practices for a smooth cut in. But the discs wear down quickly cut slowly and shrink in diameter as you use them. 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.

To cut the sheets of metal rathe. Do not use abrasive grinder type blades to cut aluminum. Instead we recommend using a diamond blade that s rated to cut ferrous metal. If you need something very square your.