Cutting Aluminum Sheet Dremel

If you re cutting sheet metal and can t make the cut with a hand tool a dremel rotary tool can do the job.

Cutting aluminum sheet dremel.

Don all protective. Loosen the drill head with the kit provided wrench. Install one of the cutoff wheels or high speed 1 8 inch cutter. Outline the cuts that you want to make with a permanent marker directly on the aluminum.

Simply open the jaws or clamp to accept the shaft insert it and turn it on. Light pressure drag the cutter along the edge and you would see a curl of aluminum from the cutter. Too much pressure and you ll create a new sharp edge. The cutting wheel designed to cut metal will likely be a spinning disk that sits flat at the end of the shaft.

Mount the cutting disc by removing the small screw from the tip of the dremel and placing the disc on the. Remove the drill head with the wrench. In the above photo it appears that the e200 bit would give the best results. When preparing the tool use a wrench that is provided during the purchase of the rotary tool or better yet you can purchase it separately.

Play pause space step 2. Deburr one edge flip the piece over and deburr the other side. Insert a cutoff wheel you desire depending on the thickness of the metal and the precision you would like to attain. How to cut sheet metal with the dremel multi tool step 1.