How To Sharpen Sheet Metal

Sheet metal is used in products such as roofs and electronics.

How to sharpen sheet metal.

You will want to hit those spots with the mill file again. Continue filing until there is clean metal exposed all over the edge. This should not take long usually fewer than a dozen strokes. How to do so will vary depending on your model of sheet metal cutting shears.

These operations are usually carried out with automated machinery at manufacturing plants. Still made in the usa. To check your work run a soft cloth along the edge. Get a full set of usa made wiss snips.

Make an old worn out set of tin snips work like new in under a minute. If it sticks there are likely metal burrs that need to be removed. All models use mounting bolts to secure the blades in place. Step 1 remove the blades from the shears.

This video demonstrates our metal shear blade sharpening service. However the work may be done with a set of common metal files. Various operations are carried out so that the sheet metal can be morphed into forms that can be used in various products.