The circle cutter has convenient measurement guides in both inches and centimeters so you can cut out the right sized circle every time.
Cutting sheet metal straight with dremel.
Making detailed cuts with.
Hot metal chips will fly.
Place the dremel cutter on the cutting line perpendicularly to the sheet metal.
Install one of the cutoff wheels or high speed 1 8 inch cutter.
Hold the tool tight.
Loosen the drill head with the kit provided wrench.
Set the rotation speed to 2000 rpm and start the machine.
If you ve got a lot of straight cutting to do buy tin snips like the one shown in photo 4.
In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter.
Place a strip of low adhesive tape along the cut line to protect the top surface of the.
Hold the tool tight.
Wax your saw blade before cutting sheet metal.
The cutting wheel designed to cut metal will likely be a spinning disk that sits flat at the end of the shaft.
How to cut sheet metal method 1 of 4.
Choose between red blue or yellow snips based on the cut direction.
Cut metal with your circular saw.
You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in.
Next turn the rotary tool onto a medium or high speed to give you the right amount of power required to cut out or through the metal.
It cuts metal almost as easily as a scissors cuts paper.
Play pause space step 2.
Make sure you hold the dremel with both hands for stability over the marked area.
Cutting straight lines with an electric saw.
Before you start cutting position the tool in such a way that the cutting wheel is in a perpendicular state to the metal being cut.
Simply open the jaws or clamp to accept the shaft insert it and turn it on.
And the long blades make it easy to cut straight and leave a smooth edge.
How to cut sheet metal with the dremel multi tool step 1.
If you re cutting sheet metal and can t make the cut with a hand tool a dremel rotary tool can do the job.
The 678 01 circle cutter and straight edge guide attaches easily to the dremel high speed rotary tool and cuts perfect circles from 3 4 inch to 12 inch in diameter.
Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade.
Even so your cut will probably be a little ragged.