Sheet Metal Working Tools And Their Uses

10 29 2012 9 00 41 am.

Sheet metal working tools and their uses.

Sheet metal is one of the fundamental forms used in metalworking and it can be cut and bent into a variety of shapes countless everyday objects are fabricated from sheet metal. Sheet metal is metal formed by an industrial process into thin flat pieces. However no matter which side of the fence you stand on there are a few tools of the trade that every sheet metal fabricator should own at any level of experience. A slapper works well with forming stakes and post dollies for lightly planishing and pulling cold shrinks.

One of the finest finishing tools ever designed is the spring steel spoon. A good slapper can make radius bends and crowns quite well. Sheet metal bending tools as the name suggests sheet metal bending is a process in which the metal is bended by keeping its volume constant. Thicknesses can vary significantly.

N n 4 edge blades n n. However there are some branches of cold metal work such as sheet iron work and coppersmithing that are not usually includ ed in machine shop work. Extremely thin sheets are considered foil or leaf and pieces thicker than 6 mm 0 25 in are considered. Tools used for cutting bending or shaping the sheet metal.

One of the oldest and most versatile metalworking tools welding has been used since the bronze age to join braze and cut metals of all shapes and sizes. N n front operated power back gauge n n 12 squaring arm with n n auto lube. These tools are as explained below. We mentioned in another blog post that there s an ongoing great debate about whether or not apprentices should purchase their own tools.

Cincinnati 1812 mechanical shear n n capacity 1 4 ms x 146 n n distance between housings 12 3 n n speed 60 spm n n number of hold downs 13 n n motor 15 hp n n back gauge range 36. Metal working tools and machines sheet and small section steel author. The slapper is great for working metal over a t stake or for gouging and planishing. N n dimensions 188 x 84 x 80 n n weight 22 600 lbs equipped with.