Cutting Letters Out Of Sheet Metal

Make long strokes for long straight cuts.

Cutting letters out of sheet metal.

The metal itself isn t too think but is thicker than a normal piece of sheet metal. This is a lesson on selecting the correct tools for cutting out sheet metal shapes. Solid metal letters and logos can be made from aluminum steel copper bronze and brass. This is a piece of 16 gauge that i had leftover from a previous project.

Simply line up your chisel along the line you are going to cut and strike the back of it with a hammer. Using a chisel and hammer is the most basic form of cutting sheet metal. Open the cutters as wide as you can at the start of each stroke and make long smooth strokes. To which i am looking to cut the lettering out of the metal.

Trace around the letter on the copper sheet with the black crayon. Long straight cuts are easier to make with large tin snips. More metals more finishes from prime aluminum to stainless steel to bronze to brass copper and core ten steel we offer the widest range of metal alloys finishes and gauges. Print the letter on card stock in the printer and cut out the letter with the scissors.

How to plasma cut calligraphy letters step 1. Cut out the letter with the wire cutters. Lift the cutoff strip and roll it to the side to prevent it from binding on the tin snips handle. A rainbow of gorgeous finishes enhance the look of these best selling sign letters.

Students will use this for the sign project and future metalwork applications. Select a font and font size on the computer s word processor for a metal letter template. Any gauge metal will work. Working with a plasma cutter means heat and light and a lot of it.

Safety first well technically second. Considered the premium in sign lettering cut metal letters immediately increase the value of an entrance storefront or lobby. I am curious what tools would work for this. If you ve hit it hard enough the chisel will cut the sheet metal if it s thin enough.