A trick for thin sheet metal working that made the hacksaw almost obsolete for me. This is likely old news in many metalworking crowds, but I don't hear much mention of it in the scientific/electronics circles.
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@simpletronic12994 жыл бұрын
Hi! I have used this method many times in the past and is very effective. For the last step, I put the sheet metal in the hinge side of a door ... long and straight !
@GranthamBoysFilm7 ай бұрын
Thank you!! You just saved me a couple of hundred dollars for a new trim kit for my built in microwave. New microwave is 1” wider than the old one so I need to take .5” off the inside edge of the side pieces of the old trim kit and I had no idea how I was going to make a 13” straight cut that didn’t look like garbage. Your video absolutely made my day!
@sonnyobrien4 жыл бұрын
Perfect. Going to make eurorack panels with this : )
@Orangetronic3 жыл бұрын
also came here looking for an easy way to make eurorack blank panels from sheet-stock!
@GoreIllaDubz2 жыл бұрын
same here 😂
@aliposhtpazan26252 жыл бұрын
God bless you, many thanks for sharing your aluminum cutting diy with us it has been very useful for me.
@evilplaguedoctor51584 жыл бұрын
perfect, I heard this was possible, but still nice to see in actuality! thank you.
@AlfredoGarcia-vx3lv Жыл бұрын
Just used this technique on 22 gauge sheet steel - worked perfectly! Thanks!
@breeze787 Жыл бұрын
I was wondering whether a simple box cutter would work. Thanks for putting this up! Christmas might turn out to be a nice surprise for some unwary good person because of your video, thanks!
@jonclyne29188 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tip. I can’t wait to try on a 0.5mm panel I need to cut very cleanly.
@davidneufeld263 жыл бұрын
Works on aluminum because Al is not ductile; it is brittle. Microfractures form at weak points from stress instead of the metal bending below its yield point (like steel). Once the fractures form, their growth would be exponential with each application of stress until suddenly the metal is loose and then breaks. It's why aluminum mountain bikes require shocks to prevent sudden frame collapse, which is a phenomenon of aluminum bike frames (road and bike). Steel framed bikes last forever; aluminum frame bikes are designed obsolescence.
@davidgoodwin162 жыл бұрын
For this one I use Metal G Clamps to hold the ruler in place.
@DrGamez1234 жыл бұрын
make sure you wear gloves next time, since the knife slipping or sharp aluminium edge can easily cut your hand open, also cut away from yourself so that if the knife slips it doesn't stab you. I am guilty not cutting away from myself too, but it is dangerous.
@josiahmiller848210 ай бұрын
Thanks so much, very excellent
@CarlosOrtiz-ht6rn4 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thank you for sharing! I need to cut a aluminum sheet to reinfoce the back of a drawer. This will work great.
@IluvinortheIneffable9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tip.
@warpeggioslab3 жыл бұрын
This worked beautifully for me, cheers!
@samdeur2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this tip.. My BusBoard Solderless breadboards all come with a thin alu backplate except the BB1460. Fun thing about that breadboard is that you can separate the 2 middle pieces and the two power rails. So i was thinking perhaps i could buy sum 0.15mm thin alu sheet and make sum myself..
@MakiPavlidis2 жыл бұрын
Really helped me, thank you!
@jamez1743 Жыл бұрын
Your a F@#KING LEGEND!!! cheers mate 🤙
@paulmanhart44818 ай бұрын
Cool. Thanks.
@andrewdolinskiatcarpathian3 жыл бұрын
Excellent result 👏👏👍😀
@seenza11 ай бұрын
Thank a lot bro
@fugoogle5345 Жыл бұрын
Perfecrly explained. Thanks, will try this.
@johnnymossville4 жыл бұрын
Do you think you could cut a square hole, say 100x100mm in a piece of aluminum using this method?
@vahrammuradyan14422 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@bansci3 жыл бұрын
Great tip! Regarding recovery from knife slip, can you just reverse direction to stop the next cut being derailed?
@AutodidactEngineer2 жыл бұрын
Just use some filler to fix your screw ups, a nice coat of paint and you should be golden😁👍🏻
@breeze787 Жыл бұрын
whoah thanks for the tip! There are some things that are really nice to know. Yours is a gem thanks!
@MechDickel3 жыл бұрын
Nice vid. I'm also using this method.
@Transit67F29 ай бұрын
One clamp vs trip to A&E... Neat trick though thanks
@locoken543 жыл бұрын
Worked great for me
@AutodidactEngineer2 жыл бұрын
Does this knife trick work with 3mm aluminium plate?
@AsianChexMix8 ай бұрын
Will this work for thin stainless steel?
@mrpaperbag66643 жыл бұрын
Is this 2mm?
@Golgi-Gyges3 жыл бұрын
You need a vice
@simonstergaard4 жыл бұрын
DK ?
@aerofart3 жыл бұрын
That's a nice trick, but it destroys your marking tools and is dangerous and prone to error. AN improvement would be to design a jig to hold the blade and your workpiece securely and improve the reliability and quality of the cut while extending the life of the blade and your marking tools.