How To Cut Metal Framing

In this video I will show you how to cut 45 degree miters for picture frames by.

How to cut metal framing. Situate the metal under the blade and line the blade up with the cut line. The proper way to handle an inside corner when you use metal stud framing is sliding that first sheet into the inside corner and fastening the last stud adjacent to the drywall. This tool both looks and operates like scissors but their sharp jaws allow you to crimp and pierce sheet metal in a single smooth motion.

The wise course is to use factory engineered punch-outs in CFS studs rather than cut or notch studs in the field. Every shop should have at least one because they can do things that are difficult or impossible with some of the other cutting methods. For small jobs metal studs can be cut with ordinary aviation snips.

Metal framing contractors dont generally notch or bore holes into CFS studs anyway. Aluminum might be hard on a very beveled tip Hi-ATB blade like the ones for cutting laminates. The same thing applies to T intersections as well.

They install studs as they come from the factory. For large jobs you can also cut the studs with a circular saw or chop saw using a special metal-cutting carborundum bladebe aware that this produces smoke noise and an impressive shower of sparks. A lever fitted with a blade is pulled down over the place you want to cut.

Cut Steel with a Hacksaw The classic hacksaw or hack saw if you prefer is the quintessential metal cutting tool. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. Make sure you leave it loose until the drywall goes up.

You can even use a table saw if you have a good miter fence and good dust collection to keep metal particles out of the inner saw workings. Pull the handle down slowly with your hand and slice through the metal. But shouldnt be too hard for a couple of cuts with a normal all purpose WW blade.