Cutting Aluminum Siding

This weakens the aluminium and creates a fracture line.

Cutting aluminum siding.

The speed along with the vibrating blades ensure that you get a straight cut. How to cut angle cut for the roof pitch. Step 2 measuring. Be sure to work slowly in order to achieve an even cut.

There will come a time in any aluminum siding project where you ll need to make a cut that isn t as simple as a straight vertical cut you can make with your saw. With the aid of a straight edge and a sharp knife score both sides of the aluminium sheet. It saved me countless hours of work. Sheet aluminium can be cut without the need for a guillotine or tin snips which tend to deform the metal.

For these kinds of cuts tin snips are very handy. A radial arm or bench power saw can help to speed up the process of cutting and installing the vinyl siding. As you start cutting along the contours of the aluminum siding use your radial arm saw. Using a dewalt 20 volt drill and cutters made by malco real good stuff.

Place the fracture line over the edge of a table and bend the overhang slightly downwards. A nibbler is made from two small blades that vibrate up and down at a very high speed. Make sure the panel is being used to reduce the risk of snags while cutting. I show you a simple wooden jig i built myself to cut new aluminum soffit.

The metal is for siding a trailer house. While cutting at the width of the aluminum siding make use of straight tin snips. A pair of high quality tin snips can help to speed up the shaping and cutting of the aluminum siding and is especially helpful in cutting the curves. Cut steel and non ferrous metals you can safely cut steel and aluminum with a circular saw providing you have the right blade.

Hopefully you have a set of tin snips that will allow you to make cuts in any direction.