Cutting Copper Sheet With Scroll Saw

For higher gauges meaning thinner copper you can easily do it with standard hardware store metal snips.

Cutting copper sheet with scroll saw.

And what s more you can cut through a single sheet or even a stack of them with such a scroll saw. I have made some metal earrings with both metals. It is like 26 gauge copper about 018 thick. I have a good set of aviation snips but the thin copper and aluminum bends to easy.

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. Scroll saws can cut through many different types of metal. Some metals cut just fine without lubrication but others may cut much easier with a lubricant. The ideal metal thickness is no more than 1 8 but it can do thicker.

Aluminum is one such metal that cuts better with lubrication. You ve successfully cut a copper sheet. Softer metals are easier of course but even steel is not an impossibility with patience. Polish off the edges.

They look like big scissors and work the same way. My problem is cutting down the sheets from hobby lobby. When shopping look for wheels that are made for cutting sheet metal. Cutting your own copper shapes can be easier than you think.

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. Cold rolled steel bronze aluminum copper brass and more. But if you don t find any you could use any ordinary metal cutting wheel.

Harder metals should not be cut using a scroll saw. 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. Other soft metals such as gold copper or brass will cut dry without a problem. You can use a scroll saw to cut through just about any type of metal including aluminum copper brass bronze and cold rolled steel.

Place your now outfitted tool parallel to the copper sheet and cut along the marked template. Does anyone on here use copper or aluminum sheet for earrings and small ornaments.