Cut Letters Into Sheet Metal

How to plasma cut calligraphy letters.

Cut letters into sheet metal.

Place your first letter on your drawn line. Solid metal letters and logos can be made from aluminum steel copper bronze and brass. Even so your cut will probably be a little ragged. I made this at techshop detroit this is a simple quick and easy process for making some calligraphy letters out of sheet metal materials and equipment 16 gauge sheet metal plasma cutter welding gloves and welding goggles bench grinder.

You need the wood to absorb the shock of hammering into the metal. If you ve got a lot of straight cutting to do buy tin snips like the one shown in photo 4. A rainbow of gorgeous finishes enhance the look of these best selling sign letters. I have seen a few metal cutting tools such as snips and nibblers but they cut through the metal to get to their point of interest which i only want the lettering to be cut.

It cuts metal almost as easily as a scissors cuts paper. If you move your letters while hammering the letter will shadow so hold your letters nice and steady. If you re using compound snips open and close the jaws fully with each stroke to maximize the length of the cut. The metal itself isn t too think but is thicker than a normal piece of sheet metal.

More metals more finishes from prime aluminum to stainless steel to bronze to brass copper and core ten steel we offer the widest range of metal alloys finishes and gauges. Hit the hammer once very firmly. Place sheet metal on a slab of wood.