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Cutting sheetmetal trailer skin - any ideas/suggestions?
So as a follow up to my original post on this subject
https://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/...tach-the-metal
I am wondering if anyone has heard of a flush trim bit for a router or laminate trimmer that will do sheetmetal?
Has anyone tried this, or have a better suggestion than cutting it by hand? Does anyone think a carbide bit for woodworking would work?
Thank you all
Mike
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.046 X 4.5 cutting disk in 4.5 inch side grinder. Very thin and cuts a straight line. Any place that sells hardware has them.
For sure wear a face shield. The really thin disks are easy to break.
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Originally Posted by Gwolf
.046 X 4.5 cutting disk in 4.5 inch side grinder. Very thin and cuts a straight line. Any place that sells hardware has them.
For sure wear a face shield. The really thin disks are easy to break.
I also recommend an Angle Grider for doing this ..... I buy 1mm ( .040 ) disc's made by Diablo in bulk, H.D. also sells them .... I think this is the Thinnest disc made
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If you're going to be cutting lots of sheet metal, & you need to be able to cut around odd shapes as well as straight lines, you don't hafta rely on just disc cutters &/or angle grinders loaded with cutting discs, you can also get 'sheet metal nibblers' & 'sheet metal shears' - the nibblers do what they say, & chew/nibble a small section of metal out with each stroke, doing some hundreds or more strokes per minute; while the shears are heavier powered versions of what used to be called 'tin snips'.
Here's a nibbler that I chose at random from the first search I did on them: https://www.bing.com/shop/productpag...ue&FORM=SHOPIC
And a shear that I found easily the same way on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-DW890-..._t2_B011HX36GS
They're not the nibblers or shears I own/use, but they're similar & I find them a lot quicker & more versatile than disc-based cutting, easier for cutting complex shapes, & safer all round too - but depending on the model/type of either that you get, you might lose a thin strip of metal with every cut.
Personally, I wouldn't recommend cutting too much metal with a carbide bit (or any bit for that matter) that was designed for woodworking either - I reckon there's a whole bunch of reasons that they've been 'designed for woodworking' rather than 'designed for cutting sheet metal'
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