explain the pros and cons
Ceramics are quieter and produce less dust but semi-metalics have better heat resistance - which is why they are still popular for trucks and hihg-performance vehicles. My recommendation - stick with whatever the manufacturer or your vehicle recommends.
The best and fastest method although not the cheapest is a sheet metal shear. If you have a lot of pieces, you may want to go to a sheet metal shop and have them cut the pieces for you. Long straight cuts are a shears specialty. The next method I would use if you have a compressor is to invest in a set of air shear. This will cut straight lines and curved lines in sheet metal quickly and easily. The manual method would be to use tin snipes. You can get straight, right and left tools. Dave
If your just cutting straight lines, the angle grinder method above is good, but a better method is to fit a metal cutting blade (try and get a thin one) for an angle grinder and fit it into a circular saw. quick and easy straight lines. Edit: OK Good advice from all below, some with years of so called experience. firstly I don't think some of them have read and understood your question. You are I take it cutting a lot of these pieces of sheet to the same size? If so use the angle grinder or my method if you can get a circular saw. clamp a load of sheets together with timber battons (you can use the battons as a guide for the saw.) and saw away. much quicker and easier than snips.
i offered my Mitsubishi Lancer type new and am getting new ceramic ruin pads placed on. I have been given slightly over 129,000 miles out of the ceramic pads that got here with the motor vehicle. i'm an quite easy breaker. some human beings will possibly no longer even get 60,000 miles out of those pads.
ceramic pads last longer. they also give off less brake dust, perfect if you like the wheels to stay cleaner. they squeak less also
