Cutting Steel Sheet Metal

Hansen steel can easily cut sheet metal blanks in just about any size you need.

Cutting steel sheet metal.

Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade. You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in. We can cut and bend your sheet metal into the form you request. The md building products 36 in.

Cut metal with your circular saw. Hot metal chips will fly everywhere. We provide the following sheet metal fabrication services. Mill aluminum union jack style perforated sheet metal offers a decorative way to complete your hvac door window hobby and cabinet projects.

How to cut steel fast cheap without losing any fingers. It is easy to work with and very attractive in the home. If you ve hit it hard enough the chisel will cut the sheet metal if it s thin enough. X 36 the md building products 36 in.

The sheet features a union jack style perforated design. 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. Bring in your blueprints or cardboard drawings and we ll cut and form the metal to your specifications. The cutters are offset below the handle so you can keep your cutting sheet metal hand above the work and the compound action allows you to cut thicker material with less effort.

The method you choose to cut sheet metal depends on the thickness of the metal and the type of cut you plan to make. Aside from distribution of sheet metal hansen steel also provides metal processing services. It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool. In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter.

Green snips are designed to cut clockwise curves and red snips to cut counterclockwise curves. Terrified of angle grinders. Hansen steel provides you with all your metal processing service needs. Thin gauge steel like sheet metal can be cut with a large variety of tools.

Both plasma and laser cutting can be used for a more complex cut whereas shearing provides you with straight line blanks for further processing. Thicker steel like pipes tubes and plates may require the use of power saws and torches. To cut straight lines use an electric saw. More important information want to cut steel too.

Saws and torches can also be used on thin steel but are impractical choices unless you re cutting high volume or need to cut steel often. Compound snips also called aviation snips are color coded. Laser cutting is the preferred method of producing precision sheet metal products with high consistency and repeatability.