Cutting Galvanized Sheet Metal

It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool.

Cutting galvanized sheet metal.

Green snips are designed to cut clockwise curves and red snips to cut counterclockwise curves. You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in. Our products include hardware anything to do with metals ornamental and iron fences. Cut metal with your circular saw.

Whether you use an angle grinder or a circular saw the heat damages the edges and the shower of hot sparks can destroy the protective coating and burns the paint finish. I m using irwin to. Cutting corrugated metal with anything producing heat can void the warranty by your manufactures and can make permanent damage to the metal sheets causing them to rust. Welcome to galvanized steel supply.

Cut along your measured line with tin snips. Jigsaws and metal cutting band saws are more work but can make most cuts in light to medium sheet metal. Use 1 hand to lift 1 half of the sheet metal while using your opposite hand to cut along your pre marked line with slow gradual cuts. The process of using tin snips is very similar to using scissors.

The cutters are offset below the handle so you can keep your cutting sheet metal hand above the work and the compound action allows you to cut thicker material with less effort. As we build our own products we can personalize your projects and offer you a unique product for your needs. We are one of the leaders in galvanized steel sheets roofing panels and much more. Click on inventory to see our main products and contact us to receive an estimate we will be happy to help.

Arrange the teeth of your tin snips over the marked line on your sheet metal. Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade. Clamp the sheet of galvanized metal securely using a bench vice with your guide lines facing up. Hot metal chips will fly everywhere.

The fumes and dust irritate the skin eyes lungs mucous membranes and if large quantities are inhaled in a short period of time can be fatal osha says. Compound snips also called aviation snips are color coded. We also manufacture steel tubing tracks pbr cut to size sheets and slotted angles. Short of causing metal fume fever zinc chloride released while cutting galvanized steel can produce a host of other side effects.

Step 2 use a circular saw fitted with a 7 1 4 inch fiber blade to cut the galvanized metal following your guide lines.