Can a brass kick plate be cut to size? I need a 4" plate and can only

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find 6"...thanks!

[NMDemDist2]

1. depends on your tools I expect. It may be hard to get nice clean

edges that aren't sharp

:shrug:

[LiberalUprising]

2. Yes you can cut a brass kick plate

Home repair expert Henry Harrison helps a homeowner cover an unattractive door with a brass kickplate (figure A). He shows her how to make a template to cut a piece of brass to fit around the door's decorative molding. On his elbow grease scale of one to four, Harrison gives this job a two.

http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/rm_door_window_repairing/article/0,,HGTV_3687_1389629,00.html

If edges are sharp after cutting, simply sand them down.

[likesmountains 52]

3. Thanks, that helps...just need to find someone with a metal blade...

[LiberalUprising]

4. Anytime

If ya have a jigsaw, metal blades are cheap enough.

For a straighter cut , fashion a jig out of a straight edge out of a 2x4 or similar, clamp to your work surface so you have a guide to butt the jigsaw against or use a fence that comes with most jigsaws these days.

It's much easier to get a straight cut this way, than freehand especially if you are not used to cutting with a jigsaw.

[Stinky The Clown]

5. And cut **slowly**

Use the fence/jig/guide as suggested. but be sure you cut slowly. A jigsaw has a habit of balde wander or blade wobble, wherein the saw might be straight but the balde, unsupported at one end as it is, tends to wander a bit. Slow cutting, particularly in metal or harder woods, virtually elininates it.