Bobco metals is a service and manufacturing company specializing in custom service for the last 65 years in southern california.
Cutting galvanized sheet metal.
Our products include hardware anything to do with metals ornamental and iron fences.
Welcome to galvanized steel supply.
Green snips are designed to cut clockwise curves and red snips to cut counterclockwise curves.
The process of using tin snips is very similar to using scissors.
It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool.
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Step 2 use a circular saw fitted with a 7 1 4 inch fiber blade to cut the galvanized metal following your guide lines.
We are one of the leaders in galvanized steel sheets roofing panels and much more.
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Jigsaws and metal cutting band saws are more work but can make most cuts in light to medium sheet metal.
Arrange the teeth of your tin snips over the marked line on your sheet metal.
Cut metal with your circular saw.
Cutting corrugated metal with anything producing heat can void the warranty by your manufactures and can make permanent damage to the metal sheets causing them to rust.
Whether you use an angle grinder or a circular saw the heat damages the edges and the shower of hot sparks can destroy the protective coating and burns the paint finish.
In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter.
Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade.
Hot metal chips will fly everywhere.
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.
Compound snips also called aviation snips are color coded.
You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in.
Use 1 hand to lift 1 half of the sheet metal while using your opposite hand to cut along your pre marked line with slow gradual cuts.
A handheld cutting tool fitted with a metal cut off wheel will easily cut through sheet.
The fumes and dust irritate the skin eyes lungs mucous membranes and if large quantities are inhaled in a short period of time can be fatal osha says.
Clamp the sheet of galvanized metal securely using a bench vice with your guide lines facing up.
As we build our own products we can personalize your projects and offer you a unique product for your needs.
