Cutting Slots In Sheet Metal

Once you select the green check the slot is created just like the extrude cut feature.

Cutting slots in sheet metal.

You will need to cut the ends to both sides of your piece since the tool and shaft get in the way of going all the way down. Make sure you are using a drill bit for metal surfaces and always select a drill bit that is slightly smaller than the mark. When the part is flattened it is also a normal to cut. Use layout dye and an awl to make sure your cuts are true.

Jigsaws and metal cutting band saws are more work but can make most cuts in light to medium sheet metal. Lancing operation in sheet metal lancing is a type of punching operation. If the slot is close to the part edge make a throwaway aluminum jaw to secure in the solid jaw and cut through into that. Punching operation in which rectangular tool is used to cut a rectangular slot in a sheet metal part is known as slotting.

This is just a couple of ways to create slots on curved surfaces. Step 4 drill a hole over the marked area on the sheet metal. Where the work piece is sheared and bent with one strike of the lancing tool. If it s sufficiently far away from the jaw then it s a very simple cut.

Mark the shape and size of the slot you want to cut in the sheet metal using the marker. A handheld cutting tool fitted with a metal cut off wheel will easily cut through sheet. Use the dremel with the fibre cut off wheel to cut your slot. Solidworks then wants you to select the face in which you want to create the cut.

If you re cutting 125 steel with a 0625 em try cutting no deeper than 0313 per pass.