In my kitchen I have a dumb waiter; the door is 1" thick solid wood wrapped in 1/16" sheet metal. I removed the old door knob (that's the hole in the photo) to make room for a flush pull. I need to cut the sheet metal in the shape of the pull to make it fit, but I'm not sure how to do this. I can't use clippers and I don't own a router; I have a Dremel and power drill only. I could drill holes along the cut out line using the power drill, but there's gotta be a better way.
Wood – How to cut a door wrapped in sheet metal
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Best Answer
I think the Dremel tool with a cutoff wheel will be about as good as it gets for this application.
Scoring the line (not too deeply) with a cold chisel should help make a channel for the wheel to follow.
I'd tape up the rest of the surface before you start, so you don't have sparks and dirt marring the finish.