How To Cut Metal Studs

How to Cut Steel Fast Cheap WITHOUT Losing Any Fingers.

How to cut metal studs. To cut individual steel studs and tracks use straight-cut aviation snips Photo 1. A short tutorial on the use of steel track and how to measure and cut steel stud with tin snipsPlease subscribe to my channel. Make cutting the studs with aviation snips easier by first scoring the studs with a utility knife on both sides and then bending the stud back and forth until it breaks apart.

The proper way to handle an inside corner when you use metal stud framing is sliding that first sheet into the inside corner and fastening the last stud adjacent to the drywall. Metal studs are purchased in lengths from 8 ft up to 24 ft or more in increments of 2 ft. The stud finder will give you a relatively precise location but metal studs.

About 12 of our work over the last few years has involved commercial construction. Metal framing contractors dont generally notch or bore holes into CFS studs anyway. Use your carpenters square and the marker to draw a cut line across the surface of the stud.

A miter saw is be a great way to complete the job and after you make the measurement on your studs. Echo Kindle Fire TV Amazon Fresh Amazon Basics Prime Video. Common stud spacing for metal studs should be 12 16 or 24 inches on center.

Locate metal studs with an ordinary stud finder and then locate the center of the stud. Cut in both sides with snips and score a line on the back. Use factory punch-outs on CFS studs The wise course is to use factory engineered punch-outs in CFS studs rather than cut or notch studs in the field.

After bending the stud back and forth a few times you should end up with a burr-free cut. MORE IMPORTANT INFORMATIONWant to cut steel too. I recommend the Milwaukee 6190-20 15 amp 14-inch Metal.