How To Cut Metal Framing

The same thing applies to T intersections as well.

How to cut metal framing. A lever fitted with a blade is pulled down over the place you want to cut. Every shop should have at least one because they can do things that are difficult or impossible with some of the other cutting methods. In this video I gonna show you how to easily cut metal door frame door jamb with a jamb saw for laminate flooring installation.

You can even use a table saw if you have a good miter fence and good dust collection to keep metal particles out of the inner saw workings. Your first hand tool-based option when it comes to cutting metal is also among the most accessible and the most affordable tin snips. Cut Steel with a Hacksaw The classic hacksaw or hack saw if you prefer is the quintessential metal cutting tool.

Situate the metal under the blade and line the blade up with the cut line. Extend blade life by keeping the saws speed slow. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators.

Choose a blade with 20 to 24 TPI teeth per inch for thin metal 10 to 18 TPI for medium-thickness metal and about 8 TPI for thick metal. Make sure you leave it loose until the drywall goes up. This tool both looks and operates like scissors but their sharp jaws allow you to crimp and pierce sheet metal in a single smooth motion.

They install studs as they come from the factory. For large jobs you can also cut the studs with a circular saw or chop saw using a special metal-cutting carborundum bladebe aware that this produces smoke noise and an impressive shower of sparks. Cutting metal studs with power tools requires hearing protection.

This means you use fewer studs and get a stable joint. Pull the handle down slowly with your hand and slice through the metal. The wise course is to use factory engineered punch-outs in CFS studs rather than cut or notch studs in the field.