The lower the number the thicker the metal is.
How to use gauge wheel sheet metal.
Most sheet metal cutting tools are limited to 16 gauge and thinner 14 gauge is still sheet metal but in common forms 11 gauge while technically sheet metal is 1 8 thick and not really sheet metal for the purposes of this article so we will focus on 16 gauge and thinner.
Follow along as i demonstrate how you can begin shaping metal with hand tools only.