ChrisS
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| posted on 29/10/04 at 03:39 PM |
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Sheet Metal Cutting?
What are people using to cut sheet metal with for things like side panels and floor etc.
Ive been looking at turner nibbler, but wondered if a jigsaw would do?
Cheers
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 29/10/04 at 03:52 PM |
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I used a jigsaw for a lot of my metal cutting, with a suitable blade. Variable speed is good, as you need to go a bit slower, and a drop of oil on
the blade helps.
Ear defenders are a VERY good idea! Oh, and friendly neighbours...
rgds,
David
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 29/10/04 at 03:54 PM |
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Jigsaw on top of polystyrene stops the flapping about.
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Peteff
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| posted on 29/10/04 at 04:08 PM |
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Nibbler.
I used the Turner one for my floor and all my aluminium panelling and bonnet. It does make a lot of little toenails but it was easy, oil the cut line
and the cutter will last for ages. I bought some thin slitting blades for the 115mm grinder that are very good on sheet steel as well. As mentioned
get some earplugs or defenders, I was cutting yesterday and didn't bother and I can still hear the ringing  .
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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scutter
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| posted on 29/10/04 at 04:29 PM |
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I'll have to agree with the jigsaw, with masking tape either side to stop marking the metal.
ATB Dan.
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 29/10/04 at 07:38 PM |
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Whats wrong with a decent pair of tin snips?
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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timf
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| posted on 29/10/04 at 08:15 PM |
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shear
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dmottaway
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| posted on 29/10/04 at 09:21 PM |
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didn't somebody on here recently suggest using a router?
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 29/10/04 at 10:00 PM |
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Can someone PLEASE explain to me why such bizzare methods of cutting sheet are being used when snips do the job so effortlessly and give such good
results?
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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JoelP
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| posted on 29/10/04 at 10:16 PM |
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i use a router at work a lot, i cant see the blade lasting long, i sharpen mine every month or more often with regular use.
plasma cutter is what i use. complete waste of dough i havent used it in months.
Beware! Bourettes is binfectious.
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malakiblunt
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| posted on 30/10/04 at 01:30 AM |
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ive got a hitachi nibler which is fantastic on ali up to 14g but does leave a slightly rogh edge, for steel ultra thin angle grinder disks,ther
marketed for stainless steel but i use nothing eles now for steel (realy good for bronze to !) they cut faster than regular disks last just as long
with less wastage.
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scutter
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| posted on 30/10/04 at 08:56 AM |
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I agree Mark, just found the jigsaw easier on long runs and across large sheets.
ATB Dan.
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