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.
Cutting 22 gauge sheet metal.
Bench shears come in two general types.
If it can handle 18 gauge steel it might be able to handle 22 gauge stainless and that is a big maybe.
Today i ll go over three different tools you can use to cut sheet metal and plate.
Then create a pilot hole within the penciled circle using a power drill.
Throatless sheers can cut inside curves and other complicated shapes in addition to outside curves and straight lines.
18 gauge aluminum but the opposite is true for stainless.
Additionally the type of metal you are cutting make a big difference.
Straight shears make cuts that are straight lines.
Use a bench shear to easily cut most gauges of sheet metal.
Simply line up your chisel along the line you are going to cut and strike the back of it with a hammer.
Straight shears and throatless shears.