Cutting Slots In Sheet Metal

Jigsaws and metal cutting band saws are more work but can make most cuts in light to medium sheet metal.

Cutting slots in sheet metal.

If it s sufficiently far away from the jaw then it s a very simple cut. A handheld cutting tool fitted with a metal cut off wheel will easily cut through sheet. Make sure you are using a drill bit for metal surfaces and always select a drill bit that is slightly smaller than the mark. When the part is flattened it is also a normal to cut.

You will need to cut the ends to both sides of your piece since the tool and shaft get in the way of going all the way down. Punching operation in which rectangular tool is used to cut a rectangular slot in a sheet metal part is known as slotting. Use the dremel with the fibre cut off wheel to cut your slot. Once you select the green check the slot is created just like the extrude cut feature.

Step 4 drill a hole over the marked area on the sheet metal. If the slot is close to the part edge make a throwaway aluminum jaw to secure in the solid jaw and cut through into that. You should be fine. This is just a couple of ways to create slots on curved surfaces.

Mark the shape and size of the slot you want to cut in the sheet metal using the marker. Where the work piece is sheared and bent with one strike of the lancing tool. Lancing operation in sheet metal lancing is a type of punching operation. Use layout dye and an awl to make sure your cuts are true.

If you re cutting 125 steel with a 0625 em try cutting no deeper than 0313 per pass.