Cutting Sheet Metal With A Bandsaw

Protected by creative commons 1 if your goal is to tear the teeth off of a bandsaw blade quickly feeding sheet metal into a vertical bandsaw will likely get you there.

Cutting sheet metal with a bandsaw.

Instructional video for high school metal program. The bend in the teeth creates a cut slightly wider than the thickness of the blade which is important to prevent the blade from getting stuck from being pinched by the metal. A band saw is a one of the best ways the typical diyer can cut sheet metal. The trick is to only remove a few thousandths of an inch of metal per tooth.

You can cut various shapes easily using the vertical saw. Bandsaw blades used for cutting metal have bent teeth. Cutting metal with a wood band saw is not only possible but is and effective way to get the job done. Use a fine tooth raker pattern or alternate tooth blade to do the metal cutting.

If you feed in very slowly you can cut the sheet metal with no damage to the blade. I cutting both steal and aluminum with my band saw in t. For cutting tubes sheet metal metal plates with smaller thickness vertical band saw is ideal. Also includes pps for classroom.

Band saw for metal cutting. The blade only moves in a single direction so there is less jarring at the cut site plus you have solid table that supports the metal as you cut. Basic overview and instruction.