dulwichwood
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Hi all,
I’ve just joined this excellent forum (so hello to all) because I am in need of some basic advice - apologies for asking a rather elementary question but I am a complete novice, lots of enthusiasm but no experience.
My goal is to cut patterns out of aluminium sheet of no more than 1.5mm thickness. I will need to carefully follow lay out marker lines on the sheet accurately – these lines will curve both to the left and right. I would like the cut shapes to be ready for use, i.e. with a minimum of burrs and distortion.
So what do I need – shears or nibblers, or some other cutting tool? I am aware that shears cut while nibblers punch out small pieces of metal, but without experience (and I have none) it is difficult to know which tool is the best option. I am not the strongest chap (and lazy too) so I would prefer a power tool rather than manual. I have a hefty compressor in my workshop so air for a pneumatic tool would not be a problem.
Any advice or opinions would be extremely welcome.
Many thanks,
Chris
I’ve just joined this excellent forum (so hello to all) because I am in need of some basic advice - apologies for asking a rather elementary question but I am a complete novice, lots of enthusiasm but no experience.
My goal is to cut patterns out of aluminium sheet of no more than 1.5mm thickness. I will need to carefully follow lay out marker lines on the sheet accurately – these lines will curve both to the left and right. I would like the cut shapes to be ready for use, i.e. with a minimum of burrs and distortion.
So what do I need – shears or nibblers, or some other cutting tool? I am aware that shears cut while nibblers punch out small pieces of metal, but without experience (and I have none) it is difficult to know which tool is the best option. I am not the strongest chap (and lazy too) so I would prefer a power tool rather than manual. I have a hefty compressor in my workshop so air for a pneumatic tool would not be a problem.
Any advice or opinions would be extremely welcome.
Many thanks,
Chris