Sheet metal is made of stainless steel galvanized iron or aluminum and you can cut sheet metal manually using different kinds of tools.
Jigsaw cut sheet metal.
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With the proper blade jigsaws can cut through wood with embedded nails 1 8 in.
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You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in.
Hot metal chips will fly.
Cut metal with your circular saw.
It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool.
Some of the most common cutting tools are metal shears circular metal saws or even a cutting torch depending on the thickness of the sheet metal but the most recommended cutting tool for sheet metal is a jigsaw.
In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter.
Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade.
Mild steel no iron pipe and sheet metal up to 10 gauge thick photo 6.