Place a piece of 3 4 inch thick plywood flat on the floor.
Best way to cut diamond plate steel.
Diamond plate aka tread plate or floor plate is widely used for a variety of structural architectural and cosmetic applications.
A method has been developed to roll metal plates with an upraised lug pattern providing the customer with several choices to best meet the needs of the project with specific qualities of cleanability impact resistance support strength and corrosion resistance.
This diamond plate steel is ideal for structural applications that don t require bending or forming.
It also creates even clean and slag free cuts.
For stainless tubing a circular saw is a perfect tool to use.
Metal lath and hardware cloth can be cut with a tin snips but there s an easier way.
The mini metal saw rips through 3 8 thick metal without significantly raising the temperature of the metal.
Due to its anti slip and cosmetically appealing texture the plate is extensively used in dance floors wall panels countertops floor mats and toolboxes.
Jig saw or reciprocating saw.
Obviously the circular saw is great for straight cuts.
Set the steel plate on top of the plywood.
This is a handy trick for things that are too big for the band saw.
Thinner sheets however only require a tin snip.
Mount a diamond blade in your angle grinder and use it like a saw to cut the mesh.
We offer steel deck plate in multiple thicknesses gauges and a variety of pre cut lengths and widths.
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This works amazing for things like diamond plate but i ve cut as thick as 4 aluminum had to cut it from both sides to get the blade deep enough and it worked just fine.
Mill finish steel tread plate.
We can also provide custom cut to size tread plate to match your exact specifications.
Make sure the plywood is larger than the steel plate you will be cutting.
It is not unheard of to cut through 36 or even 48 inches of steel using an oxy fuel torch.
Cut the stainless steel.
If you are cutting through thicker sheets an angle grinder power shear or circular saw is the best option.
An oxy fuel torch can cut through very thick plate limited primarily by the amount of oxygen that can be delivered.
However when it comes to shape cutting from steel plate the vast majority of work is done on 12 inch thick plate and thinner.
