Cutting Brass Sheet Metal

There are three tools that kevin caron uses a lot to get a precise cut from a thin piece of metal.

Cutting brass sheet metal.

Brass our large brass stock is available in various shapes and alloys with full sizes available. Get a fast quote. One tool is a foot shear or a jump shear. Buy online or contact us for a quote.

You can use it to cut through materials such as aluminum or any other sheet metal. This wastes less stock that cutting large chucks off with aviation snips then cutting out the notches. Our warehouses stock everything from aluminum steel stainless steel copper brass and specialty metals including tread plate perforated and expanded sheet. Keep in mind that you will require specific bits or attachments depending on the material you intend to cut.

Another tool is a plate shear for cutting slightly. No cut fees no minimums and fast delivery or online order pickup from 6 warehouses nationwide. Wax your saw blade before cutting sheet metal. Warehouse processing capabilities include 6 axis laser cutting hd plasma and water jet cutting.

Depending on what you would like to cut and its thickness you can decide between a cut off wheel or a 1 1 2 inch cutoff wheel which is known to cut sheet metal that is thin with so much ease. Is the industry leader in the distribution fabrication and prototyping of different types of brass sheet plate products. The third and fourth picture show using a power jigsaw with holes drilled to turn corners. Apply a thin layer of paraffin or saw wax to the blade just enough to cover the surface before making any cuts in the metal.

Cutting with aviation snips is the easiest but you can also cut brass with a hacksaw saber saw jigsaw bandsaw or even sawzall.