Cutting Copper Sheet With Scroll Saw

But if you don t find any you could use any ordinary metal cutting wheel.

Cutting copper sheet with scroll saw.

Equipped with a metal cutting blade the scroll saw can cut soft metal such as copper silver brass and aluminum up to 1 8 thick as well as 1 8 brass rod. Harder metals should not be cut using a scroll saw. Does anyone on here use copper or aluminum sheet for earrings and small ornaments. It is like 26 gauge copper about 018 thick.

They look like big scissors and work the same way. The ideal metal thickness is no more than 1 8 but it can do thicker. Cutting your own copper shapes can be easier than you think. You ve successfully cut a copper sheet.

A scroll saw can be used to cut soft metal up to inches thick. Place your now outfitted tool parallel to the copper sheet and cut along the marked template. For higher gauges meaning thinner copper you can easily do it with standard hardware store metal snips. Other soft metals such as gold copper or brass will cut dry without a problem.

Polish off the edges. Sheets can be taped between pieces of 1 8 plywood to prevent burrs on the underside keep shavings under control and protect the saw table. Glued between 1 8 baltic birch plywood. When shopping look for wheels that are made for cutting sheet metal.

For thicker copper sheet you would want to use a jewelry saw it s a bit slower but gives you a nicer finished cutting edge. Aluminum is one such metal that cuts better with lubrication. I have made some metal earrings with both metals. Scroll saws can cut through many different types of metal.

Softer metals are easier of course but even steel is not an impossibility with patience. And what s more you can cut through a single sheet or even a stack of them with such a scroll saw. You can use a scroll saw to cut through just about any type of metal including aluminum copper brass bronze and cold rolled steel. I have a good set of aviation snips but the thin copper and aluminum bends to easy.

It is in fact perfect for cutting soft metal up to 1 8th of an inch in thickness. Cold rolled steel bronze aluminum copper brass and more.