Cutting Straight Line Sheet Metal

This may be a no brainer to most of you but i had to do a lot of repetitive cutting of sheet steel and was looking for the fastest way to do it.

Cutting straight line sheet metal.

As you cut one side of the sheet metal will ride up and over the. To cut straight lines use an electric saw. Even so your cut will probably be a little ragged. Step 5 optional if your project requires cutting a hole in the center of sheet metal draw it on the metal as you would any other cut line.

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. And the long blades make it easy to cut straight and leave a smooth edge. An well known trick when cutting with your plasma cutter is to clamp a metal straight edge to the metal so the arc is directly over your cut line. This same idea i decided to take to sheet metal when using the scissor shears.

This way you can simply press the edge of the torch cup against the straight edge and slowly make a straight cut. For thin sheets of metal you can use tin snips to cut through it. A punch separates a length of stock along a straight line. One of the simplest types of press working operations is a sheet metal cutting process called a straight cutoff.

Then create a pilot hole within the penciled circle. Then grip the saw with both hands and push the blade through the metal to cut it.