Cutting Sheet Metal With A Bandsaw

The bend in the teeth creates a cut slightly wider than the thickness of the blade which is important to prevent the blade from getting stuck from being pinched by the metal.

Cutting sheet metal with a bandsaw.

Band saw for metal cutting. Also includes pps for classroom. Protected by creative commons 1 if your goal is to tear the teeth off of a bandsaw blade quickly feeding sheet metal into a vertical bandsaw will likely get you there. Instructional video for high school metal program.

Bandsaw blades used for cutting metal have bent teeth. Machine set up with 24 tpi blade x 250 f. Basic overview and instruction. Cutting metal with a wood band saw is not only possible but is and effective way to get the job done.

If you feed in very slowly you can cut the sheet metal with no damage to the blade. You can cut various shapes easily using the vertical saw. The rule of thumb for band saw is to have minimum 2 to 3 tooth in contact with the workpiece you are cutting. The blade only moves in a single direction so there is less jarring at the cut site plus you have solid table that supports the metal as you cut.

How to choose a metal cutting band saw blade rake material and teeth. Use a fine tooth raker pattern or alternate tooth blade to do the metal cutting. I cutting both steal and aluminum with my band saw in t.