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RE: sheet metal nibbler

To: "Mark Andy" <mark@sccaprepared.com>, <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: sheet metal nibbler
From: "Joe Szwed" <jszwed@energykinetics.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 14:04:36 -0500
Hi,

First post to this list.

What I usually do for interior sheet metal around roll bars is cut them
carefully by hand with snips or use a combination of Greenlee knock-out
punches and snips.  Nibblers don't make nice clean holes and you usually
can't get power shears into these tight cut-outs very well.

Hope this helps.

Joe Szwed


At 12:52 PM 11/25/2003 -0500, Mark Andy wrote:

>Howdy,
>
>I'm going to be needing to cut a bunch of sheet metal to piece in around
>rollcage tubes.  There'll be a few of us working and I've only got one
>plasma cutter which is what I normally use for this kinda thing.
>
>What other good ways are there to cut sheet metal?  I've seen nibbler type
>things, but never held one or used one.  Do they work well?  Do they make
>electric powered ones?  (the plasma will be using the air...)  How thick
>can they cut?





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