Best hand tool to use to cut sheet metal (aluminum diamond plate)?

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Best hand tool to use to cut sheet metal (aluminum diamond plate)?

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01-10-2008, 14:08

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Re: Best hand tool to use to cut sheet metal (aluminum diamond plate)?

Plasma cutter =P It is a hand held tool.

But cutting a strait line with a hand tool will be hard, but a sawzall would be ok.

But Plasma would be the best way, quick and easy.

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