Power Tools For Cutting Sheet Metal
Therefore power tools are the only option in these cases.
Power tools for cutting sheet metal. More product details close. Amazon s choice for sheet metal cutting tools midwest aviation snip set left and right cut offset tin cutting shears with forged blade kush n power comfort grips mwt 6510c 4 8 out of 5 stars 2 616. It works like a tiny scissor type snip. This lightweight tool utilizes a compressor as its power source.
They work on iron copper or aluminum sheets that are up to 1 2 mm thick. You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in. Cut metal with your circular saw. Sheet metal cutting power tools.
Standing at around 11 inches long these knipex hand nibblers take the hard work out of cutting sheet metal. Industrial grade cutting jobs of sheet metals are hardly done with hand tools that consume more time and provide less output and precision. Cutting capacity and less dust. Other convenient features include a variable speed trigger for controlled cutting lock on button for continuous use and an ergonomic rubberized pistol grip for comfort.
Simply pump the handle to activate the hydraulic mechanism and you are ready to begin. In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter. Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade. Among power tools the most commonly used ones are quality handheld nibblers.
Hot metal chips will fly. They barely weigh a pound and allow for really tight radiuses to be cut. Start by taping both sides of the sheet metal directly over the line you want to cut and clamp the metal to a work station so it doesn t move. To cut straight lines use an electric saw.
Knipex tools sheet metal nibblers. At 18 000 rpm it provides quick cutting of bolts and sheet metal. Its solid steel precision machined blades cut straight and contour lines quickly and quietly with up to 5 16 in. The method you choose to cut sheet metal depends on the thickness of the metal and the type of cut you plan to make.