Cut metal with your circular saw.
Cutting aluminum siding with circular saw.
This jig can also be used to easily cut vinyl.
While cutting at the width of the aluminum siding make use of straight tin snips.
Step 2 cut the width.
As these are easier to cut through you re generally okay to use a cordless circular saw to work with them but it s not advisable for other types.
Use the panel to reduce the risk of snags while cutting.
Look for a carbide tipped abrasive cutoff wheel when working with metals like copper lead brass and aluminum as these are all nonferrous metals.
It saved me countless hours of work.
In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter.
Be sure to work slowly in order to maintain the proper form.
You can t cut through thick blocks of metal with this one however.
Place the piece of aluminum you need to cut on a pair of saw horses.
I m using irwin to.
Metal cutting blade this type of blade has smaller teeth separated by sturdy slots.
Before cutting aluminum with a circular saw determine what type of aluminum you need to cut such as aluminum siding or an aluminum sheet.
However aluminum also can be cut with a circular saw.
Install a plywood blade backward onto a circular saw.
The cuts can be done by hand with a set of tin snips but squeezing the snips 5 6 times per cut can get really tiring and leaves a somewhat jagged.
It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool.
Types of circular saw blades for cutting aluminum.
These include miter saws chop saws table saws and handheld circular saws.
Hot metal chips will fly everywhere.
This design helps in cutting metal pipes and sheets.
I recently replaced the old weathered aluminum siding on my house with maintenance free vinyl siding.
Circular saw cutting jig for vinyl siding.
Use a nibbler to cut in a straight line.
I show you a simple wooden jig i built myself to cut new aluminum soffit.
There are two main types.
It is ideal for thinner sheets up to 11 gauge.
You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in.
Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade.
