Cutting Aluminum Sheet With Grinder

An angle grinder fitted with an abrasive metal cutting disc works well to cut all kinds of metal including bolts angle iron rebar and even sheet metal.

Cutting aluminum sheet with grinder.

Like i say in the video i have extensive experience using a grinder to cut and shape metal and other materials and only by using the tool to do these thing. Ryan shows us how to hold and move an angle grinder or cutoff wheel to cut 25 thick aluminum 6061 t6 plate. How to cut a straight line on a corrugated metal roof piece with an angle grinder. If you need something very square your.

Show you the fence i built and how it ensures you have a straight cut. Do not use abrasive grinder type blades to cut aluminum. Using a softer piece of material such as wood as a backer will allow the chisel to push through the metal and prevent wear on the chisel s tip. To make a proper cut the first thing you will need is the technical support.

But the discs wear down quickly cut slowly and shrink in diameter as you use them. Instead we recommend using a diamond blade that s rated to cut ferrous metal. But it s impossible to get a proper cut in such tiny effort. For a home hobby type job like yours use that harbor freight hacksaw frame with a new high quality not from harbor freight blade.

Something around 14 18 t p i for aluminum. Clamp a square to your extrusion as a guide and take your sweet time. Place turn on and cut using an angle grinder is that easy if you don t want precise cuts anymore. In fact using an angle grinder is quite tricky.