After doing the first two steps you are ready to cut your stainless steel.
Cutting 2mm steel sheet.
Situate the metal under the blade and line the blade up with the cut line.
How to cut sheet steel using a jigsaw with a metal cutting blade.
You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in.
It is therefore best to work in a well aerated area to allow fresh air in.
Don t try to cut your stainless steel without clamping it down or it could shift when you re cutting it.
Cutting metal can be quite a daunting task.
If you are cutting through thicker sheets an angle grinder power shear or circular saw is the best option.
Clamp your sheet metal down to a work table.
I would first make a cut far from the line somewhere in the area you re going to discard to get a feeling for a particular tool cutting steel of a particular thickness.
For stainless tubing a circular saw is a perfect tool to use.
The clamps should be tight enough that the sheet metal doesn t shift at all.
Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade.
Thinner sheets however only require a tin snip.
Cut the stainless steel.
Use clamps you can tighten like f clamps to secure the sheet metal to the table.
Place a piece of 3 4 inch thick plywood flat on the floor.
The tool i would use is metal cutting scissors or snips it s remarkably easy to get a straight cut with these after a little practice.
To operate mark the cut line on the piece of sheet metal.
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Set the steel plate on top of the plywood.
We can also provide custom cut to size sheet and plate to fit your exact specifications.
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Hot metal chips will fly.
It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool.
Pull the handle down slowly with your hand and slice through the metal.
Make sure the plywood is larger than the steel plate you will be cutting.
In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter.
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