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Will sheet metal shears cut dryer vent.
Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade.
Carefully cut around the line with the snips keeping your cut as straight as possible.
Sheet metal duct pipe fittings.
Use a 4 1 4 inch hole saw to cut the vent opening.
Flange insert box with gasket.
As you cut one side of the sheet metal will ride up and over the.
Hot metal chips will fly.
Royal metal products 8 x 4 x 4 in.
You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in.
Even so your cut will probably be a little ragged.
Cut metal with your circular saw.
A thin sheet metal patch can also be cut to fit the hole with sheet metal shears.
Put on some gloves to keep you from cutting your fingers or hand on the sharp metal.
Measure the amount of dryer vent you want to remove.
Transfer that measurement inside if necessary to mark the new dryer vent center.
The patch is screwed into place with self tapping sheet metal screws and then mastic is applied along the edges.
Ipower glduct4x8c 4 inch 8 feet non insulated flex air aluminum foil ducting dryer vent hose for hvac ventilation with 2 clamps 1 pack silver 4 5 out of 5 stars 3 583 9 82 9.
20 in x 25 in x 16 in duct square to round.
If you are installing a dryer vent through a finished wall remove a small section and check to be sure you won t be cutting through any wiring plumbing or ductwork.
As you cut the painters tape will keep the metal.
It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool.
If you ve got a lot of straight cutting to do buy tin snips like the one shown in photo 4.
This harbor freight sheet metal sheer makes it even easier and faster.
Cut with sharp tin snips.
And the long blades make it easy to cut straight and leave a smooth edge.
It cuts metal almost as easily as a scissors cuts paper.
Although it is not hard to cut round metal ductwork.
Poke the tip of a pair of tin snips into the dryer vent tube at a point along your cutting line.
