The typical carpenter knows what to
do with a 2x4, but show him a pile
of steel studs and he's lost. I got my
start hanging drywall on large commercial
projects, and it wasn't long before I
figured out there was no future in lifting
4x12 sheets of 5/8-inch rock. So I
started installing steel-stud partition
walls. Now I run a company that does
light-gauge metal framing. We still do
partition walls on commercial jobs, but
we also frame houses. There are differences
between residential and commercial
work, but the methods for cutting
and fastening steel framing members
are the same.
Cutting
Studs and joists made of steel are no
harder to cut than those made of
wood. While