Cutting Sheet Metal With Air Hammer

This is not designed to be a panel cutter.

Cutting sheet metal with air hammer.

If electric powered nibblers won t work for your project you re going to want to consider using compressed air. It s many uses also includes cutting off rusty bolts and muffler clamps. Best air metal nibbler. When you need to edge light sheet metal without stretch or distortion use this sheet metal trimmer and eliminate much of the touch up grinding that is necessary with other trimmers.

The panel shaper is an air hammer driven set of three self lubricating nylon reinforced heads that allow the technician to easily access deep reach areas and badly deformed sheet metal surfaces to form. Panel shaper bit kit by steck. The air nibbler features a lightweight cast aluminum housing a polished finish a high speed steel cutter and a built in regulator for increased functionality. Do not force it to cut faster as that will overheat the tool and the metal.

If you ve hit it hard enough the chisel will cut the sheet metal if it s thin enough. Simply line up your chisel along the line you are going to cut and strike the back of it with a hammer. Precise distortion free cuts in sheet metal as thick as 16 gauge. This tool has the exclusive oldforge curl cut.

Make precise distortion free cuts in 14 gauge aluminum or sheet metal as thick as 16 gauge with this high speed cutter. It works on up to 17 gauge cold rolled steel and will easily cut through sheet metal without deforming the edges.