Cutting Sheet Metal With Air Hammer

Precise distortion free cuts in sheet metal as thick as 16 gauge.

Cutting sheet metal with air hammer.

A soft wood backer will allow for the chisel to pass through more easily by providing support for the metal. Do not force it to cut faster as that will overheat the tool and the metal. Simply line up your chisel along the line you are going to cut and strike the back of it with a hammer. Make precise distortion free cuts in 14 gauge aluminum or sheet metal as thick as 16 gauge with this high speed cutter.

The air nibbler features a lightweight cast aluminum housing a polished finish a high speed steel cutter and a built in regulator for increased functionality. When you need to edge light sheet metal without stretch or distortion use this sheet metal trimmer and eliminate much of the touch up grinding that is necessary with other trimmers. The panel shaper is an air hammer driven set of three self lubricating nylon reinforced heads that allow the technician to easily access deep reach areas and badly deformed sheet metal surfaces to form. Panel shaper bit kit by steck.

This is not designed to be a panel cutter. It works on up to 17 gauge cold rolled steel and will easily cut through sheet metal without deforming the edges. This tool has the exclusive oldforge curl cut. One of the pneumatic nibblers worth considering is the astro pneumatic 727.

If electric powered nibblers won t work for your project you re going to want to consider using compressed air. Best air metal nibbler.