MooseMan
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Cutting thin sheet metalI've got an electric scrollsaw - this evening I found out that with a bit of care it is perfectly capable of cutting thin (0.4mm in this case) sheet metal....saves messing around with shears and nibblers.
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SPOKESMAN
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Ive found in the past a really stout pair of scissors can do it! 
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MooseMan
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| SPOKESMAN wrote: | | Ive found in the past a really stout pair of scissors can do it! |
Aye.....the problem with that is that the metal tends to curl away from the cut due to the lateral strain of the blades - it's also tricky to cut smooth curves. The fretsaw makes a nice clean cut. I expect this is equally possible with a handheld fretsaw, which is just a hugely undervalued tool.
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SPOKESMAN
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| MooseMan wrote: | | SPOKESMAN wrote: | | Ive found in the past a really stout pair of scissors can do it! |
Aye.....the problem with that is that the metal tends to curl away from the cut due to the lateral strain of the blades - it's also tricky to cut smooth curves. The fretsaw makes a nice clean cut. I expect this is equally possible with a handheld fretsaw, which is just a hugely undervalued tool. |
Aye - I used some dressmaking scissors - crap for curves as you say!
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tmuir
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Jewellers saw is even better than a fret saw as long as you have a steady hand
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