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Sheet Metal & Tools

Sheet Metal & Tools. Sheet Metal. What is Sheet metal? What do we use sheet metal for? What are some common sheet metal tools?. What is Sheet Metal?. Metal that has been rolled into a sheet having a thickness between foil and plate. greater than 1/64 in. and no larger than 1/4 in.

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Sheet Metal & Tools

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  1. Sheet Metal & Tools

  2. Sheet Metal • What is Sheet metal? • What do we use sheet metal for? • What are some common sheet metal tools?

  3. What is Sheet Metal? • Metal that has been rolled into a sheet having a thickness between foil and plate. • greater than 1/64 in. and no larger than 1/4 in

  4. Sheet Metal Use • Many useful durable goods like: • Cars, Equipment, Cabinetry, Duct Work, Toys, etc.

  5. Sheet Metal Tools • 3 Main Classifications of Tools • Cutting • Bending (Forming) • Joining

  6. Sheet Metal Cutting Tools • Shears • Handheld • Table/Floor Mounted • Snips • Offset • Duckbill • Aviation • Nibblers

  7. Sheet Metal Shears • “Think” Scissors • Handheld • Bench/Floor Mounted

  8. Sheet Metal Snips • Three Main Types • Aviation • Duck Bill • Offset

  9. Aviation Snips Cut easier because of compound leverage.

  10. Duckbill Snips Used for cutting circles, and other curved designs Can cut either direction

  11. Offset Snips For cutting long inside radiuses Cut in one (R or L) direction only

  12. Sheet Metal Nibblers • Take little “bites” • Manual • Powered • Create “Scrap”

  13. Sheet Metal Forming • Brake • Bends sheet stock at an angle. • Pliers • Like a handheld brake. • Press • Creates complex shapes (stamping).

  14. Sheet Metal Forming - Brake • Two types • Cornice Brake • All bends in one direction • Box and Pan Brake • Removable fingers allow 90° rotation

  15. Box and Pan Brake

  16. Sheet Metal Forming - Pliers • Great for small bends

  17. Sheet Metal Forming - Press • Use a Press to make stampings • Complex shape from one solid piece of sheet metal.

  18. Joining Sheet Metal • Mechanical Fasteners • Welding • Adhesives

  19. Joining Sheet Metal • Mechanical Fasteners • Threaded Fasteners • Rivets

  20. Joining Sheet Metal • Welding • Spot • MIG/TIG

  21. Joining Sheet Metal • Adhesives • Epoxy

  22. The End

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