Cutting Stainless Steel Sheet Diy

In this first quick tips video i show you how easy it is to drill and cut stainless steel when you have the right magic potion.

Cutting stainless steel sheet diy.

You can create many interesting and durable works of art by cutting forms out of stainless steel sheet or plate but depending on the thickness of the material you are cutting and the complexity of the shape you may need to use some special tools and techniques. As you cut one side of the sheet metal will ride up and over the. Once your circular saw is set up clamp the stainless steel sheet to a work table so it s secure. It cuts metal almost as easily as a scissors cuts paper.

Moreover there are several ways of doing that. Stainless steel is an attractive material for metal sculpture because of its superior corrosion resistance flexibility and strength. If you ve got a lot of straight cutting to do buy tin snips like the one shown in photo 4. And for that reason you don t have several ways to cut a hole in it.

But when it comes to cutting a hole in a stainless steel sheet then the real game begins. Plasma cutters can carve out exact cuts with ease. Stainless steel is one of the hardest substances on earth. People usually use a circular saw to cut the wood but you could also try it to cut the stainless steel in a plate or a sheet and other different situations.

Try to cut with a circular saw. Don t use a different kind of saw blade since it might not be strong enough to cut through stainless steel. Even so your cut will probably be a little ragged. If you don t already have one a diy dust collector might also work well for this project.

Please help support my effort. When you find the appropriate type of the blade the circular saw might cut kinds of the stainless steel like a thinner plate. Cutting holes in metal sheets is pretty easy. These have strong jaws that nibble through the metal cutting out a 1 4 inch wide strip and leaving a very clean edge.

And the long blades make it easy to cut straight and leave a smooth edge. This tool is ideal for cutting very thick stainless steel sheets bars as well as solid tubes. For thin sheet materials up to about 18 gauge in thickness the lower the gauge the thicker the metal the best ordinary shop tool is electric shears. The best tool for cutting stainless steel will vary depending on the material you re cutting.