Will this cut: 1) Chicken Wire? 2) Metal Screening? Thanks!
253977
Not sure about chicken wire, the type I've seen has been pretty thick so I would guess no. If by screening you mean like on a screen door I would say yes.
1675237
I think that would depend on the thickness of the material, how much you have to cut, and desired finish of cut. However this saw will indeed slice through sheet metal very cleanly! I personally love mine and would recommend it to you!
224745
If the material is steel it will cut it. I imagine it would also cut any metal that can conduct electricity although I hear that cutting aluminum requires the use of a gas or gas mix rather than compressed air to blow the slag out of the cut for a cleaner cut. You could still use compressed air but the cut will need refining more. The main issue with this cutter is that you must have a compressed air source with enough PSI and tank volume to keep up with the cutter. I got a DeWalt 200 PSI air compressor, I think it was 1.5 HP, to work with the cutter. Also, the air has to be dry. So I had to buy a dessicator to run the air through to give me very dry air. That cost me about $500. New compressor was about $250-300. Cutter itself is $1,500 so total is a little over $2,000. BUT it has made cutting steel SO MUCH EASIER. Just did a project that required many small holes in 3/16" steel angle iron. It would have taken me days and easily more than a dozen drill bits and messy oil, etc. to cut all those holes. Plasma cutter can cut each hole in about 3 seconds. i cut them all in a about 30 minutes.
625004
I've only cut the top off of a coke can. I needed something to put the ground beef grease in. So I thought, ok I'll try it. I had used that knife to slice and cut food after that with ease. I haven't tried cutting into heavy metals or drywall yet... They were also handy when we carved pumpkins.
786872
Most of my cuts are on aluminum sheet or 1/8" aluminum extrusion - some galv sheet 16 to 20 gauge. I haven't stumbled onto the right blade yet for anything I cut. The first few cuts on alum or galv sheet steel are great (3 or 4 8' cuts). After that the blade burrs the edge a bit, enough that it must be cleaned up. I have cut stainless 16 gauge and ruined a blade almost immediately. These were all blades designed for what I was cutting. Hoping to find something better that leaves a clean cut and lasts a while.
1140650
I work on aircraft and it's able to cut 24 gauge aluminum with no problem. Copper i think is softer... So it should work.
1516049
This is very light gauge wire. It's easy to cut with scissors. I used it to cover my chicken run to keep hawks out. I wouldn't count on it as a "predator resistant" fencing material if you're talking about raccoons, foxes, etc.
415940
You can cut this down, probably with a very sharp saw. The track is aluminum and fairly small.
1522300
Absolutely. A razor blade or moderately sharp scissors will easily cut it. I cut it into 20x46" panels to insulate the inside of my metal garage door. Just one heads up: if you ever want to affix it to vinyl (say a vinyl coated metal garage door...) be sure to use vinyl adhesive. The other stuff won't work.
919725
I don't have any experience working with vapor wires, about all I know is they are blended alloys. These snips easily and cleanly will cut 20 -24 gauge aluminum or copper wires, I would feel comfortable using them to cut all the way up to 16 gauge. I also use them to cut .025" stainless steel safety wire. I don't believe they would get damaged cutting gplat
1672160
Hello Dennis, I use this type of saw in my job to cut EMT conduit and aluminum manually and works great, so my guess is that if you build an stand to hold and position the metal samples to cut , the task will be even easier. Good luck with your project!
2152592
It will cut thru large limbs easily. So I assume with a metal cutting blade it could do it.
258110
I agree with Big Tex. Aluminum, copper and maybe brass you probably could use the same wood cutting blade with a slow feed, with steel you would want a finer tooth (I think the rule is min 3 teeth in the cut at all times.) I've cut aluminum without any problem, haven't tried steel.
1807051
I haven't tried, personally, but I'm sure it would depend on how tough your metal is. What are you wanting to cut?
866536
i bought this for plastic modeling but i've used this with nylon strings when preparing some jigs and lines for a fishing trip. i've also tried cutting diffrent types if lines including braided fishing lines and it does cut well. but i have never brought it to a trip yet. i have no idea if this is rust proof. and think about it, when you're in the waters, it's kind of hard to aim the small cutting edge, especially when you're in a rush. and if not gentle, you can have the risk of pressing too much and might damge the blades.
1214024
I've not used it for cutting wire...though that was part of the reason I got it!!! : > )
1349359
I would definitely not use it on steel. It may cut light aluminium sheet, but I would check with the manufacturer first.