Cutting Stainless Steel Sheet

Use an abrasive cutting wheel made for stainless steel.

Cutting stainless steel sheet.

Conventional abrasive wheels can more easily overheat stainless steel and won t cut it as efficiently. Thicker sheets will require power shears a circular saw or an angle grinder. The perfect item for cutting stainless steel cable. The plasma cutter is best used for cutting through thick sheets of stainless steel.

Use a center punch on the hole center to create dimples in the area. Make sure to connect the cutter to an air compressor and switch on the air. For really heavy duty steel a plasma cutter is your best option. For hacksaw cutting you need the vise and a piece of wood about 3x3x6 inches.

Then drill the hole at 8 34 inches through one of the shorter dimensions about 1 inch from the end and centered. Mark on your stainless steel sheet with a permanent marker or metal scribe where you want to make the cut. For larger jobs mount an abrasive disc in an angle grinder. Step 3 place the edge of the stainless steel all the way inside the jaws of the snips and cut along the line that you marked.

You can even put a support board beneath it to avoid teardowns. Small cuts in sheet steel or somewhat thicker material such as stainless steel tiles may be easiest to make with a grinder or a rotary tool. For small jobs like cutting stainless steel backsplash tiles a rotary tool fitted with an abrasive metal cutting disc works fine. Secure the steel sheet with clamps.

Cutting stainless steel sheets 1 use a circular saw. You can also use a circular saw for stainless tubing. Then set the correct current for your cutter. Do not press down all the way on the snips as this will make a jagged edge.

Put some cutting lubricant in the center. A circular saw is a handheld power saw with a circular blade. Watch out for overheating.