Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

What tools are used to cut aluminum skins? Harbor freight has a couple items on sale this month.
Item: 36567 air

Item: 92148 electric
I have an air compressor so either air or electric is fine.

What would be the weapon of choice to cut aluminum skins?

...the top one...it is what we use in the shop and with a bare minimum of practice you can make a very fine line cut with 'em...the other is a nibler(Ithink) and they leave a kazillion and a half of very annoying very pointy little shards...the top one leaves a very nice curly cue suitable for mounting or the recycle bin...
madjack

92148 is actually a shear.... Does not leave a kbillion little slivers as a nubbler does..... It actually will make a smoother cut in that it will not tend to curl up material as it cuts...

Dale

...that is good to know Dale...I wasn't sure which it was but feared it was a nibbler and not a shear..........
madjack

If you've got air, I use this air saw.



http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/d ... number=113

Cuts Aluminum like butter. It is also a very handy tool for a lot of other stuff.

Happy Trails

Len

I have the bottom one, it worked OK but I still used snips to trim close. I didn't trust myself with the electric's speed. It is basically a jigsaw that cuts with a shearing action rather than a sawing action.

One problem I found is the cap screw that holds the throat to the body sticks out a little bit (at least mine did). It will scratch the aluminum if you are not careful.

You may be able to dress the screw down with a file or grinder. I was almost done with the metal cutting when I found this so I didn;t bother.