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.
Cutting sheet metal straight.
Place the metal on a hard surface to score it and on long pieces do the bending with the score place along a sharp edge of a bench and if necessary clamp the fixed piece with a long piece of flat wood to prevent buckling the metal while bending it back and forth.
Wax your saw blade before cutting sheet metal.
First if you want to cut a duct near the middle and use both ends mark and cut the duct before snapping it together.
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The easiest way to straight cut metal sheet.
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A handheld cutting tool fitted with a metal cut off wheel will easily cut through sheet.
In this video you ll see how to build a straight cutting angle grinder jig.
They don t cut curves well.
Clamp or hold a straightedge or square along the cutting marks and score a line with the tip of a sharp utility knife blade.
Straight cutting compound snips work best for cutting thick or doubled up sheet metal.
And you can use the same technique anytime you need a straight cut on aluminum or other light gauge sheet metal even steel.
Tape the sheet metal and secure it in place.
Apply masking tape to both sides of the sheet metal directly over the.
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Metal is difficult for saws to cut and rubbing wax along the blade.
There are two ways to cut round ducts.
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Cutting straight lines with an electric saw 1.
Then bend the sheet back and forth a few times to snap it.