Cutting Copper Sheet With 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.

Cutting copper sheet with scroll saw.

A scroll saw can be used to cut soft metal up to inches thick. And what s more you can cut through a single sheet or even a stack of them with such a scroll saw. Polish off the edges. You can use a scroll saw to cut through just about any type of metal including aluminum copper brass bronze and cold rolled steel.

I have made some metal earrings with both metals. Does anyone on here use copper or aluminum sheet for earrings and small ornaments. Harder metals should not be cut using a scroll saw. You ve successfully cut a copper sheet.

I have a good set of aviation snips but the thin copper and aluminum bends to easy. Some metals cut just fine without lubrication but others may cut much easier with a lubricant. It is like 26 gauge copper about 018 thick. 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.

Other soft metals such as gold copper or brass will cut dry without a problem. Glued between 1 8 baltic birch plywood. Scroll saws can cut through many different types of metal. Place your now outfitted tool parallel to the copper sheet and cut along the marked template.

It is in fact perfect for cutting soft metal up to 1 8th of an inch in thickness. Softer metals are easier of course but even steel is not an impossibility with patience. The ideal metal thickness is no more than 1 8 but it can do thicker. But if you don t find any you could use any ordinary metal cutting wheel.

My problem is cutting down the sheets from hobby lobby. For higher gauges meaning thinner copper you can easily do it with standard hardware store metal snips. They look like big scissors and work the same way. 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.

Aluminum is one such metal that cuts better with lubrication. Cold rolled steel bronze aluminum copper brass and more.