Best Way To Cut Metal Studs

The easy way to cut metal studs.

Best way to cut metal studs.

To cut individual steel studs and tracks use straight cut aviation snips photo 1. The vertical edges of the sheet should attach to studs. Mark the studs and drive in screws to secure the drywall. We recommend using a diamond blade that s labeled as a ferrous metal cutting blade but many tradespeople use a regular masonry diamond blade with good results.

A short tutorial on the use of steel track and how to measure and cut steel stud with tin snips. Mount a diamond blade in your angle grinder and use it like a saw to cut the mesh. Smooth any rough edges and position the piece. You new snips should be able to cut 20 gauge steel.

Like comment and share. So just like wood framing you ll be cutting studs to length and you won t want to be using your good sliding compound miter saw to do it. If you need to cut dozens of metal studs and tracks quickly use a circular saw fitted with a toothless carborundum metal cutting blade 7 when cutting individual steel studs or tracks with a circular saw cut on the closed or web side and support the piece tightly on sawhorses. Unless you ve cut metal wall stud before you will unlikely have a pair of the right tin snips handy.

I recommend the. Please subscribe to my channel. Apply adhesive to the studs to prevent popping nail heads. If they don t buy a new pair at a local hardware store or building supply.

Just by using circular saw. If you do have a pair of tin snips test them on a piece of scrap metal stud material to be sure they cut efficiently. Metal lath and hardware cloth can be cut with a tin snips but there s an easier way. If you frequently have to cut through steel studs or bars a chop saw can be set up on a workbench to cut metal more easily than by freehand with an angle grinder.

The metal chop saw or cutoff saw is essential if you re going to frame with metal studs. Score the front side and cut away the paper backing. Metal studs are purchased in lengths from 8 ft up to 24 ft or more in increments of 2 ft.