Cutting Brass Sheet Metal

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Cutting brass sheet metal.

One tool is a foot shear or a jump shear. Metal is difficult for saws to cut and rubbing wax along the blade helps prolong its sharpness. Warehouse processing capabilities include 6 axis laser cutting hd plasma and water jet cutting. I hope this reads sensibly.

There are three tools that kevin caron uses a lot to get a precise cut from a thin piece of metal. Our warehouses stock everything from aluminum steel stainless steel copper brass and specialty metals including tread plate perforated and expanded sheet. Keep in mind that you will require specific bits or attachments depending on the material you intend to cut. Get a fast quote.

Apply a thin layer of paraffin or saw wax to the blade just enough to cover the surface before making any cuts in the metal. Place the metal on a hard surface to score it and on long pieces do the bending with the score place along a sharp edge of a bench and if necessary clamp the fixed piece with a long piece of flat wood to prevent buckling the metal while bending it back and forth. Another tool is a plate shear for cutting slightly. Cutting with aviation snips is the easiest but you can also cut brass with a hacksaw saber saw jigsaw bandsaw or even sawzall.

No cut fees no minimums and fast delivery or online order pickup from 6 warehouses nationwide. Is the industry leader in the distribution fabrication and prototyping of different types of brass sheet plate products. This wastes less stock that cutting large chucks off with aviation snips then cutting out the notches. Wax your saw blade before cutting sheet metal.

Brass our large brass stock is available in various shapes and alloys with full sizes available.