How to cut
26 Gauge Sheet Metal
How to Cut Thin Metal Precisely - Kevin Caron
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hey Kevin one of the questions I get
asked quite often really is how do I get
a good straight clean cut on a piece of
thin metal
well three tools that I use a lot or by
my foot's here and I've got a place here
for cutting the thicker stuff that the
foots here doesn't necessarily want to
do and I also have a Beverly shear or a
throat list here all of these work great
the most important thing to start out
with though is you have to have a good
line you have to have a good mark to
follow and I just throw a square up on
there and grab a scribe instead of a
pencil or a magic marker or soapstone or
something like that
because I want that nice razor's edge
line to follow so I know exactly where I
need to be not somewhere in that magic
marker line so after you get a decent
line on there you know you need
something to cut it with of course if
you're working with something thinner
than this even this is a piece of 16
gauge aluminum
50:51 I think it is but - it's just some
soft aluminum but it's a little too
thick for tin snips now this is just a
little too thick for it so gotta break
out the power tools so a couple of
different options you know if you have
an air compressor you can always use an
air-powered cut-off tool little 3-inch
diameter wheel on it
little abrasive wheel just get it in an
angle walk it along and of course a
favorite stand by you use the heck out
of them is just a little angle grinder
little four and a half inch angle
grinder with a cut-off wheel on it also
a little more torque a little bit
quieter than the air-powered machine is
and it's just so easy to get in there
and just line it up and just follow that
line right along an easy easy way I
found the cheap let's just grab a piece
of straightedge no piece of stock
something's got a nice straight edge to
it
clamp it to the edge of the bench get it
lined up right there where you need it
and you can just take your wheel
but it right up against your
straightedge just walk it down that way
helps keep everything nice and straight
and don't speaking to cutting it off
let's do that
and there you have it not too bad for a
Sunday afternoon so that just gives you
a couple of different options different
ways to get the job done and now I got
to go do a different job for myself so
why don't you guys come on out to
Instagram and check me out out there and
I'm going to clean this mess up
and I'm going to go back to work myself
we'll see you next time
it helps a lot if you plug in the other
end what's a lot safer this way it is
safer this way yeah and quieter
