Cut metal with your circular saw.
Tool to cut galvanized sheet metal.
Align the snips with the line you want to cut with the upper blade of the tin snips touching the sheet metal.
Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade.
Cut along your measured line with tin snips.
The process of using tin snips is very similar to using scissors.
Cutting galvanized metal requires special tools to ensure smooth and precise cuts.
In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter.
Cut metal roofing with electric shears electric metal shears come in two varieties a standard plug in in power tool or better an attachment for your impact driver this is best done with malco tools.
Jigsaws and metal cutting band saws are more work but can make most cuts in light to medium sheet metal.
A handheld cutting tool fitted with a metal cut off wheel will easily cut through sheet.
A tool like a nibbler is fast and easy to maneuver around to cut circles corners and angles in sheet metal work with out jamming like electric shears or tin snips would.
You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in.
Clamp the sheet metal in place on your work table to hold it in place while you work.
Hot metal chips will fly everywhere.
Circular saw fitted 7 1 4 inch fiber blade.
Galvanized steel has been in use in the united states since 1870 and can be found in most houses that were constructed prior to the 1950s.
It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool.
Shears are a cheap tool that can quickly cut sheets of corrugated metal in straight lines with little effort.
Arrange the teeth of your tin snips over the marked line on your 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.
Cheap compared to a nibbler.
