Cutting 25 Steel Sheet

Thin gauge steel like sheet metal can be cut with a large variety of tools.

Cutting 25 steel sheet.

Set the steel plate on top of the plywood. Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade. Make sure the plywood is larger than the steel plate you will be cutting. Steel comes in many different forms and thicknesses.

Place a piece of 3 4 inch thick plywood flat on the floor. For cutting steel sheet and flat materials they are easy and fast. Steel thickness is referred to as gauge the smaller the number of gauge the thicker the steel. In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter.

After doing the first two steps you are ready to cut your stainless steel. Thinner sheets however only require a tin snip. Cut the stainless steel. When cutting do not close shut the blade completely on the sheet it ll curl the edge of metal.

For stainless tubing a circular saw is a perfect tool to use. If you ve hit it hard enough the chisel will cut the sheet metal if it s thin enough. Laser or waterjet may yield nicer edges but they are much more expensive to purchase and to run. It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool.

A soft wood backer will allow for the chisel to pass through more easily by providing support for the metal. Simply line up your chisel along the line you are going to cut and strike the back of it with a hammer. If you are cutting through thicker sheets an angle grinder power shear or circular saw is the best option. Is thin so it wouldn t be that difficult to cut with the bull dog snips scribe a cut line on the sheet and just follow it with the snips.

Plasma is definitely one of the best ways to go if you re cutting shapes from plate. Hot metal chips will fly.