Clamp the aluminum down.
How to cut thin aluminum sheet.
How to cut fold sheet aluminium.
Set the piece of aluminum on a table or over sawhorses and position it so the cutting area has open space underneath it.
Cutting aluminum sheet metal with a hammer and chisel is relatively straight forward line up the edge of the chisel along the line you wish to cut and strike the chisel with a hammer.
Most tin snip manufacturers color code their.
Choose between red blue or yellow snips based on the cut direction.
These photo steps show that it can be done using a utility knife.
Make your first cut.
Mark the start and stopping point of your cut with a grease pencil or some similar implement that marks on sheet metal.
For those cases try a set of metal shears which create a small slot in the metal removing a thin center piece while leaving the metal sheet flat.
How to cut thin aluminum.
The illustrations are for a small bracket but i have cut 3 foot long pieces using this method.
Using tin snips for thin sheets 1.
Align the tin snips with the sheet metal.
Using a softer piece of material such as wood as a backer will allow the chisel to push through the metal and prevent wear on the chisel s tip.
Clamp the sheet metal in place on your work table to hold it in place while.
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