Scoring Sheet Metal

The term scoring refers to creating a groove in metal sheet and then bending it up and soldering it from the back to strengthen the seam.

Scoring sheet metal.

It is a severe form of adhesive wear and occurs due to the tearing out of small particles that weld together as a result of overheating due to high contact pressure and or high sliding velocity of sliding surfaces permitting metal to metal contact. Place the sheet metal on top of the workbench and lay out your pattern using a tape measure pencil and straightedge. Typically the user creates a deep score and then gently taps the material to encourage it to snap in half. If your project requires curved cuts make an easy economical and adjustable.

It enables you to reduce the number of parts in a catch or a hollow piece which increases strength and cuts fabrication time. This process is caused by lack of adequate lubrication under extreme pressure. Scores can also be created in things like sheet metal making it easier to fold the metal into shape. Scoring refers to transfer of metal from one component to another under sliding contact.

Scoring tools can also be used to cut glass quartz marble and other minerals. Place the metal on a hard surface to score it and on long pieces do the bending with the score place along a sharp edge of a bench and if necessary clamp the fixed piece with a long piece of flat wood to prevent buckling the metal while bending it back and forth.