Cut Bent Stainless Steel Sheet

A hacksaw can cut sheet metal but its shape limits its turning radius and depth of cut.

Cut bent stainless steel sheet.

Our stainless steel sheet is sold per square meter. Cutting of stainless steel most grades of stainless steel can be cut using standard cutting methods employed for other metals. The work hardening rate of stainless steel sometimes means heavier equipment and specialist blades or cutting edges are required. Even with the right blade designed for cutting metal the jigsaw still seems to lock up on its cuts.

To prolong blade life rub wax along the length of the blade. Clamp your sheet metal down to a work table. Center mark each bend location by setting the pointed end of the. Jigsaws use a reciprocating blade to make their cuts.

The clamps should be tight enough that the sheet metal doesn t shift at all. Bobco metals provides businesses and home users with fast easy and quality cut to size stainless steel bars sheets of all types like 303 and 304 stainless steel supplies in los angeles ca usa. For a cleaner cut put a strip of masking tape on the top and bottom of the sheet to keep chips from scratching the material. Measure and mark the bend location along one edge of the stainless steel sheet with the tape measure and awl.

The price includes cutting to a straight edge size eg a square or rectangle. We cut bend weld metal sheet for you. How to bend stainless steel sheets. Put on your safety glasses.

Place a second bend mark on. Don t try to cut your stainless steel without clamping it down or it could shift when you re cutting it. This is our opinion but we can explain why. Bystronic is a leading global provider of high quality solutions for the sheet metal processing business.