How to cut 2 inch diameter circles on aluminum sheet
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Hole okorder /... If you don't want a hole in the center (for the pilot drill), use a drill press and clamp the material down.
2 may be a little big for this technique. It also depends on the thickness of the aluminum sheet. Take a metal tube or a cookie cutter that is 2 in diameter. Sharpen the inside edge all the way around. Place your piece of aluminum on a piece of aluminum. Place the end of the tube on the aluminum and hit it with a sledge hammer or a heavy mallet (hard). You may need another piece of wood on the opposite end of the tube to protect the hammer. You should punch holes straight through the aluminum. Alternatively you can use a pair of shears or bone cutting scissors to cut along a line you traced with a template.
