Choose between red blue or yellow snips based on the cut direction.
Cutting sheet metal straight with dremel.
As you cut one side of the sheet metal will ride up and over the.
Making detailed cuts with.
Install one of the cutoff wheels or high speed 1 8 inch cutter.
Cutting straight lines with an electric saw.
How to cut sheet metal method 1 of 4.
Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade.
Hold the tool tight.
If you ve got a lot of straight cutting to do buy tin snips like the one shown in photo 4.
In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter.
You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in.
Cut metal with your circular saw.
Using tin snips for thin sheets.
It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool.
Even so your cut will probably be a little ragged.
The 678 01 circle cutter and straight edge guide attaches easily to the dremel high speed rotary tool and cuts perfect circles from 3 4 inch to 12 inch in diameter.
How to cut sheet metal with the dremel multi tool step 1.
Place the dremel cutter on the cutting line perpendicularly to the sheet metal.
Set the rotation speed to 2000 rpm and start the machine.
And the long blades make it easy to cut straight and leave a smooth edge.
Hold the tool tight.
Loosen the drill head with the kit provided wrench.
Simply open the jaws or clamp to accept the shaft insert it and turn it on.
The circle cutter has convenient measurement guides in both inches and centimeters so you can cut out the right sized circle every time.
Wax your saw blade before cutting sheet metal.
Play pause space step 2.
Make sure you hold the dremel with both hands for stability over the marked area.
It cuts metal almost as easily as a scissors cuts paper.
If you re cutting sheet metal and can t make the cut with a hand tool a dremel rotary tool can do the job.
Before you start cutting position the tool in such a way that the cutting wheel is in a perpendicular state to the metal being cut.
The cutting wheel designed to cut metal will likely be a spinning disk that sits flat at the end of the shaft.
