How To Cut Metal Studs

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How to cut metal studs. Use factory punch-outs on CFS studs The wise course is to use factory engineered punch-outs in CFS studs rather than cut or notch studs in the field. The stud finder will give you a relatively precise location but metal studs. Basics of Chop Saw Safety Measurements Cutting Guide More Chop saw is basically a popular metal cutting saw that helps you to make accurate and fast.

Step 3 - Cut Your Stud. After bending the stud back and forth a few times youll end up with a burr-free cut. The Easy Way To Cut Metal Studs Just by using circular sawThanks for watchingLike Comment and ShareSubscribe if you like I created this video with th.

The proper way to handle an inside corner when you use metal stud framing is sliding that first sheet into the inside corner and fastening the last stud adjacent to the drywall. Cut Individual Metal Studs Family Handyman recommends using straight-cut aviation snips. To cut multiple pieces at once use a miter saw with a metal cutting blade.

If you need to get an entire building frame up then you need to do more and do it much quicker. So just like wood framing youll be cutting studs to length and you wont want to be using your good sliding compound miter saw to do it. Use your carpenters square and the marker to draw a cut line across the surface of the stud.

Cut with a Saw Even though using the metal snips makes cutting the saw very easy it is a very slow process. Echo Kindle Fire TV Amazon Fresh Amazon Basics Prime Video.

Choose a blade with 20 to 24 TPI teeth per inch for thin metal 10 to 18 TPI for medium-thickness metal and about 8 TPI for thick metal. Cut in both sides with snips and score a line on the back. Here are a few tips for cutting metal with a recip saw.