Cutting Sheet Metal With A Bandsaw

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Cutting sheet metal with a bandsaw.

How to choose a metal cutting band saw blade rake material and teeth. A band saw is a one of the best ways the typical diyer can cut sheet metal. The bend in the teeth creates a cut slightly wider than the thickness of the blade which is important to prevent the blade from getting stuck from being pinched by the metal. Basic overview and instruction.

You can cut various shapes easily using the vertical saw. If you feed in very slowly you can cut the sheet metal with no damage to the blade. Machine set up with 24 tpi blade x 250 f. Use a fine tooth raker pattern or alternate tooth blade to do the metal cutting.

The blade only moves in a single direction so there is less jarring at the cut site plus you have solid table that supports the metal as you cut. I cutting both steal and aluminum with my band saw in t. The rule of thumb for band saw is to have minimum 2 to 3 tooth in contact with the workpiece you are cutting. Instructional video for high school metal program.

Bandsaw blades used for cutting metal have bent teeth. Band saw for metal cutting. For cutting tubes sheet metal metal plates with smaller thickness vertical band saw is ideal.