I need to fix a panel and this is exactly what I need but i don't know what its called. Can someone help me out?
I need a tool that hogs off stock to fix the side of a panel
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A Nibbler, is a tool that is used for cutting thin metal. A heavy duty nibbler is usually capable of cutting up to 14 gauge steel. I'm not sure what gauge metal is used for mini kegs, so this tool may not be appropriate in your situation.
Some nibblers work similar to a punch and die, nibbling small sections of the metal at a time (think hole punch). Other versions make two parallel cuts, and roll the scrap material in front of the tool as they cut.
Nibblers come in both manual, and powered variations. Powered version can be powered by both air, or electricity.
There are even some available that attach to a drill, converting the drills rotary action to a reciprocating motion.
Nibblers will give you a clean cut, and will not create sparks.
That is a fixture for repetitively cutting lengths of pipe or rod. The fixture is clamped to a workbench and the pipe is laid into the groove. The V-screw is then tightened to hold the rod. The end is then sawed off. The V-screw is loosened, the pipe/rod is advanced, then the process is repeated.
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The tool being used in the video is a Power Planer:
The are normally used on wood to do the same job as hand plane, but they can be used on soft metal like aluminum.
I also found this website which talks about using the tool to clean up the edge of an aluminum panel. I've never seen this tool used on metal before your question, so I can't tell you much about it. It seems to me it would ruin the planar knives pretty quickly.
Also, planers like this are only designed to remove at most a 1/16th of an inch of material, and I'm not sure what the max would be on aluminum.