How To Cut Steel Framing

Process to order a custom cut metal frame.

How to cut steel framing. Cut the metal studs and tracks Cut both side flanges of a steel stud using straight-cut aviation snips. Use straight-cut aviation snips for this. The only thing you need to do is to specify metal and your measurements and the rest is our job.

In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter. If you need to get an entire building frame up then you need to do more and do it much quicker. Cutting and Notching in Cold-Formed Steel Framing It might be tempting for some trades to cut holes into cold-formed steel.

Bend one flange up clear of the snips jaws and cut across the studs web. Then bend one flange up-clear of the snips jaws-and cut across the studs web. Well a custom metal frame fabrication is an easy process with MetalsCut4U.

Begin by marking out the location of the wall on the floor. Shorten a Steel Framing Element for Steel Fabrication Shorten the start end top or bottom of a steel beam brace or column to accommodate the geometry necessary for steel fabrication elements. Cut Metal with Your Circular Saw It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal-cutting tool.

I tried sheers and grinders but this way was awesome. This video explains how to and why you need to coat the cut ends with spray pain when using the Trex Elevation. Step 2 - Measure and Mark Your Stud Use your measuring tape to measure the length of the stud youll be cutting then use a permanent marker and mark the spot on the stud where youll make the cut.

A miter saw is be a great way to complete the job and after you make the measurement on your studs you just need to place the flat side down. Uses on the bottom track. Cut with a Saw Even though using the metal snips makes cutting the saw very easy it is a very slow process.