I have tosn of 4' square sheets of stainless, galv. aluminum and other stuff
that I got for free. I want to start workign with it instead of trying to
buy somethingelse. BUT thanks. I'm going to give the bandsaw a try this
weekend.


"Brian Lawson" wrote in message
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On Thu, 26 Jan 2006 11:03:38 -0500, "HotRod"
wrote:

I want to cut some thin stainless that I have in my shop to create so door
sill protectors for my car. BUT how can I cut it without leaving tool
marks
or stretching the material? My chocies.

1) Band Saw
2) Grinder
3) Die Cutter
4) Hand Held metal shears
5)???



You do know that you can get stainless with either a plastic film or a
paper protective coating applied. Allows you to do quite a bit of
work without marring the finish surface, although it won't stop
shearing deformation (warping). Makes it a bit easier to hold too.
You could probably do the same thing with un-coated on your own using
something like MacTac, but I have never tried it.