A metal section to be cut must be hung over the edge of the blade.
Cut sheet metal with circular saw.
Eastwood mini metal circular saw with metal cutting saw blade rebar conduit sheet metal tubing plate.
One of the main problems with using a wood cutting saw to cut through metal is the speed as most of these saws go well beyond the recommended speed for cutting metal.
You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in.
Clamp the metal to workbench.
Not all metal cutting circular saw blades will cut thin sheet materials such a roofing and metal trim.
In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter.
60 teeth high speed steel circular saw blade for aluminum and sheet metal model gacsb452.
Use a pair of snips if you want to avoid power tools altogether and are working with thinner more flexible metal or need to make curved cuts.
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Metal cutting circular saw.
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This is because a wood cutting circular saw has an open motor housing.
If you do decide to use a wood saw on metal only use a 7 1 4 inch blade and preferably a worm drive blade which provides extra torque.
Otherwise you may end up overheating the metal and cause serious harm to yourself and your power tools.
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To safely and efficiently cut through metal with a circular saw you ll need to operate at a maximum no load rpm of 5 000.
By turning the circular saw the blade starts cutting the metal at its desired speed.
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This helps in the uniform cutting of the metal piece.
Be aware that while most saw blades should be installed with the label visible worm drives are mounted on the opposite side.
Todays toolsday video is all about cutting metal with a circular saw.
Not just any saw though specific metal saws.
While a metal cutting saw has a collection bin to prevent metal chips from getting into the machine a woodcutting saw isn t designed this way.
To cut thin materials you need a blade with more teeth and a tooth configuration that will.
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Evolution power tools r185ccs 7 1 4 tct multi material cutting circular saw 7 1 4 orange.
An angle grinder will provide you more freedom to turn while making longer cuts and can be used with any kind of sheet metal.
Hot metal chips will fly everywhere.
It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool.
Cut metal with your circular saw.
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