Cutting 2mm Aluminium Sheet

With the aid of a straight edge and a sharp knife score both sides of the aluminium sheet.

Cutting 2mm aluminium sheet.

The sheets are quite large so a hacksaw is out of the question and so is a nibbler. Use a wood cutting saw with carbide tipped blades to cut most aluminum. What s the prefered method for cutting aluminium sheets of 3mm thick. Discussion in modding started by odje aug 2 2007.

Sheet aluminium can be cut without the need for a guillotine or tin snips which tend to deform the metal. Place the fracture line over the edge of a table and bend the overhang slightly downwards. Tired of getting fingers cut on sheet metal while using tin snips. To cut the sheets of metal rathe.

This weakens the aluminium and creates a fracture line. Select a fine toothed blade and don t cut aluminum with a wall thickness of more than 1 4 inch 0 64 cm. 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. Check out this video.

Jun 27 2001 messages. If possible choose a saw blade that creates narrow kerfs the notch or slot made by the saw. Page 1 of 2 1 2 next odje member.