Copper Sheet With Holes

I have created quite a few pieces of art jewelry with 16 mil.

Copper sheet with holes.

You don t need fancy or expensive tools for punching holes in the most common gauges of jewelry sheet metal. 20 oz 1 2 sq holes 3 16 bars 52 oa. 304 stainless steel perforated sheet perforated metal sheet hole size 0 11inch 11 8inchx11 8inch stagger 0 18inch hole thickness 0 035inch 4 0 out of 5 stars 23 14 49 14. Using lineman s pliers the plug is cut to shape slowly snipping into a circle.

Just make sure the punch is designed for the type and gauge of metal you re using. For thicker sheet metal an old copper penny might be a quick source of material. You start off by drilling a small diameter pilot hole and then drill gradually larger holes until you get. Drilling a hole in sheet metal with a twist drill is a rather straightforward operation.

Square hole perforated copper trimmed to size item cfl perf 12sq. After you have your copper shapes cut then it s onto drilling holes if needed sanding and buffing. You can see the crop a dile hole in the 10 mil and 16 mil sample photos. By the way a crop a dile will easily punch a hole in your copper sheet up to the 16 mil thickness.

Hillman 12 in x 24 in cold rolled steel expanded sheet metal. For pricing and availability. I commonly use 24 and 26 gauge for making jewelry. It also comes in many alloys that blend other metals with copper.

Hillman 24 in x 36 in steel solid sheet metal. 16 mil this is a good thickness for sculptures assemblages and art jewelry. Here s what you need to know to get great results when punching a hole in jewelry sheet metal. A filler for the holes is needed i used some soft copper from a pipe hanging fixture hammered flat it was a perfect thickness for this application.

Simple hand tools for punching holes in jewelry metals. 16 mil 26 gauge copper. Hillman 12 in x 24 in copper decorative sheet metal. Full sheet size 48 25 x 120 we will cut to your specifications.

0 5mm copper sheet would be 0 019685 inches thick around 24 gauge and snips would be recommended for cutting. Copper sheets can also be hammered tooled or embossed for added texture and decorative or functional appeal and come in many thicknesses from very thin copper foil to thick copper plate. Drill press is great but all you need is a simple hole cutter.