[TheForge] Anyone tried to cut 24 gage brass sheet?

[Paul Sperbeck]

I have one similar to this.

  See:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ingersoll-Rand-325-Heavy-Duty-Air-Nibbler-90psi-LIGHTLY-USED-SHAPE-/150895030850?pt=Motors_Automotive_Tools&hash=item23220b7242&vxp=mtr

Have had it for twenty years and am only on my second set of dies. As it 
lasts for a long time it would be a good idea to purchase a few spare 
parts when you purchase the cutter... by the time you need them it may 
be difficult to find them if yours lasts as long as mine. The original 
manufacturer now produces overseas and the parts no longer fit correctly.

  It doesn't see much use since I got my plasma cutter but I have used 
it to slice copper tube lengthwise to get sheet copper, have cut 
stainless steel and auto body parts.
It does leave small crescent shaped sharp little pieces all over the 
floor, so cleanup immediately after use keeps them from being tracked 
everywhere.

You can freehand it or set up a pivot in a C frame and lash the cutter 
down and use it like a mechanical circle cutter.




Ron Childers wrote:
>>
>> Has anyone tried a pneumatic panel cutter (like a muffler cutter) to cut
>> 5" circles in brass sheet?
>>

paul
WB9HCO
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