Cut Bent Stainless Steel Sheet

You can use a jigsaw to cut stainless steel but it isn t the preferred tool of choice.

Cut bent stainless steel sheet.

Clamp your sheet metal down to a work table. Bystronic is a leading global provider of high quality solutions for the sheet metal processing business. The clamps should be tight enough that the sheet metal doesn t shift at all. This is our opinion but we can explain why.

Place a second bend mark on. To prolong blade life rub wax along the length of the blade. Cutting of stainless steel most grades of stainless steel can be cut using standard cutting methods employed for other metals. Center mark each bend location by setting the pointed end of the.

A hacksaw can cut sheet metal but its shape limits its turning radius and depth of cut. Don t try to cut your stainless steel without clamping it down or it could shift when you re cutting it. Even with the right blade designed for cutting metal the jigsaw still seems to lock up on its cuts. Jigsaws use a reciprocating blade to make their cuts.

Use clamps you can tighten like f clamps to secure the sheet metal to the table. The work hardening rate of stainless steel sometimes means heavier equipment and specialist blades or cutting edges are required. The focus lies on the automation of the complete material and data flow of the cutting and bending process chain. The price includes cutting to a straight edge size eg a square or rectangle.

How to bend stainless steel sheets. Measure and mark the bend location along one edge of the stainless steel sheet with the tape measure and awl. We cut bend weld metal sheet for you. Put on your safety glasses.