cutting flat galvanise steel

f140

whats the best way to cut flat galvanise steel. its 0.8 guage. you know its the stuff to cover a door.


is there some disk you can get for a circular saw? or should I do it with the angle grinder and a thin disk?

agriman27

I'd use a skinny disc on grinder or if ya want to do a really neat job you could use a metal cutting blade in a jigsaw

TheBody

f140 wrote: »

whats the best way to cut flat galvanise steel. its 0.8 guage. you know its the stuff to cover a door.


is there some disk you can get for a circular saw? or should I do it with the angle grinder and a thin disk?

I had to do the same job as you earlier in the year. I cut it with the skinny disks in the grinder. I had no trouble with it at all. In fact I was surprised how easy it was to cut it straight. Those skinny disks are great yokes.

Muckit

A guillotine you'll have no specks of rust showing up from the sparks of the grinder!! If you can clamp it down and run a straight edge, a jigsaw would do a nice job too.

Zr105

A "nibbler" is the real deal for cutting sheets but unless you can hire one its not really an option... North of €400 i think last time went looking...

Skinny disc is kinda the only option, jigsaw is bloody slow....

Figerty

I got a small pneumatic shears from Aldi last year.its a great yoke for cutting clealy through the sheet. Not dear but I can't remember the cost.

Tokyo

Most of the time I'd just run the thin discs on the 4 1/2 inch grinder - you can clamp a piece of waste timber down on the line and use it as a fence to run the disc along, if you're looking for straight edges. Or of it's for a door then clamp the door down to the metal and use it as a guide.

If you want really straight edges, then use a piece of timber as a fence, and a metal blade for the jigsaw will do the job.

nashmach

Figerty wrote: »

I got a small pneumatic shears from Aldi last year.its a great yoke for cutting clealy through the sheet. Not dear but I can't remember the cost.

Same as - was around €15.

GottaGetGatt

if you can get your hands on a nibbler then your sorted.

lakill Farm

anytime i cut 0.55 or 0.65mm i use a slimjim disk

shocking easy to break them

visatorro

lakill Farm wrote: »

anytime i cut 0.55 or 0.65mm i use a slimjim disk

shocking easy to break them

as long as the skinny discs are used for the right purpose they are a handy tool. as long as lads dont try cutting anything more than a couple of mm thick they are fine. anything more and they will shatter. dont forget the glasses and gloves etc...

am feeling safety concious today!!!

onyerbikepat

Muckit wrote: »

A guillotine you'll have no specks of rust showing up from the sparks of the grinder!! If you can clamp it down and run a straight edge, a jigsaw would do a nice job too.

This is what i would do too. Guillotine is what a fabrication shop would use.

Tokyo

visatorro wrote: »

as long as the skinny discs are used for the right purpose they are a handy tool. as long as lads dont try cutting anything more than a couple of mm thick they are fine. anything more and they will shatter. dont forget the glasses and gloves etc...

am feeling safety concious today!!!

12 stitches to the left shin a few weeks ago from one, so yeah, can safely say they will shatter if you push them too hard...

monkeynuz

+1 for a nibbler keeps it neat and tidy and no burnt edges especially good for plastic coated roof sheeting.

monkeynuz

If you have an air compressor Amazon have air powered nibblers for £40 ish

Greengrass1

Those skinny disks are super yokes to cut pipes too. Have much better control with the smaller angle grinder cutting stuff compared to the big one

Zr105

monkeynuz wrote: »

If you have an air compressor Amazon have air powered nibblers for £40 ish

I wouldn't bother to be honest, unless its a really good make, but that'll be more than 40.... Have one here and it would barely cut paper....

dzer2

plasma cutter the only job cut all shapes and thickness with it no jagged edges cant break it and no burn marks as quick as a hot knife through butter.

monkeynuz

Zr105 wrote: »

I wouldn't bother to be honest, unless its a really good make, but that'll be more than 40.... Have one here and it would barely cut paper....

Fair enough, neither would I tbh was just looking for the op