enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Snips - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snips

   Snips, also known as shears, are hand tools used to cut sheet metal and other tough webs. It is a cutting tool. Workers use various types of snips, with the cutting edges being straight or curved to various degrees. The style of edge employed will depend if a straight sheer or some type of shapes cut is necessary.

3. Nibbler - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nibbler

   Manual nibbler, punch-and-die type. A nibbler, or nibblers, [1] is a tool for cutting sheet metal with minimal distortion. They may be used for nibbling.One type operates much like a punch and die, with a blade that moves in a linear fashion against a fixed die, removing small bits of metal and leaving a kerf approximately 6 mm (0.24 in) wide.

4. Types of press tools - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Types_of_press_tools

   When a component is produced with one single punch and die where the entire outer profile is cut in a single stroke the tool is called a blanking tool. Blanking is the operation of cutting flat shapes from sheet metal. The outer area of metal remaining after a blanking operation is generally discarded as waste. Size of blank or product is the ...

5. Shear (sheet metal) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shear_(sheet_metal)

   Large versions can cut sheet metal up to 12 gauge. [5] An alternative to the hand tools are hydraulically powered tools attached to heavy machinery. They are usually used to cut materials that are too bulky to be transported to a cutting facility, too big or dangerous for the hand tools and are stored at remote locations (e.g. mines, forests). [6]

6. Planer (metalworking) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planer_(metalworking)

   A planer is a type of metalworking machine tool that uses linear relative motion between the workpiece and a single-point cutting tool to cut the work piece. [1] A planer is similar to a shaper , but larger, and with workpiece moving, whereas in a shaper the cutting tool moves.

7. Brake (sheet metal bending) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brake_(sheet_metal_bending)

   A brake is a metalworking machine that allows the bending of sheet metal. A cornice brake only allows for simple bends and creases, while a box-and-pan brake also allows one to form box and pan shapes. It is also known as a bending machine or bending brake or in Britain as a sheet metal folder or just a folder.