Cutting Circles Out Of Sheet Metal

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Cutting circles out of sheet metal.

When drilling or punching a hole in sheet metal you more or less cut out the entire hole at once. When cutting out a circle one or sometimes two cutting tools are rotated about a center point to. This will not only brace it to keep it in place but you ll be able to pull it up as you cut. The best tool to cut sheet metal is an electric nibbler tool it cuts corrugated iron sheet metal and even metal car panels easily.

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. Hold the snips loose in your hand and place the two blades around the edge that you d like to cut. We had a need to cut a 7 circle out of metal on a sunday and didn t have access to any stores that sell them so we made one.