How To Cut Aluminum Siding With A Circular Saw

To ensure you perform the cut safely and effectively we ve answered some of the top questions asked about cutting metal with a circular saw.

How to cut aluminum siding with a circular saw.

These include miter saws chop saws table saws and handheld circular saws. Use the panel to reduce the risk of snags while cutting. Take the old cutting blade off the circular saw and attach the carbide or aluminum cutting blade. Mark the area to cut and slowly feed the blade into the siding.

I m using irwin to. It saved me countless hours of work. Guide your saw slowly through the metal. Your circular saw will do most of the work since it will be pulled forward from the traction from your saw blade.

Once your blade is installed set the cut depth of the saw so that it is just barely deep enough to get through the material. In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter. It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool. Use a nibbler to cut in a straight line.

You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in. Hot metal chips will fly. While cutting at the width of the aluminum siding make use of straight tin snips. A metal cutting circular saw relies on different methods and angles to work and it comes with a whole set of safety hazards that you might not be aware of.

Avoid moving your circular saw at an angle as you cut. I show you a simple wooden jig i built myself to cut new aluminum soffit. Be sure to work slowly in order to maintain the proper form. Cut metal with your circular saw.

Step 2 cut the width. This jig can also be used to easily cut vinyl. Adjust the depth of the saw blade to the thickness of the aluminum. Install a plywood blade backward onto a circular saw.

Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade. Mark the siding where it needs to be cut slide the siding into the jig so that the mark lines up with the saw kerf in the base plywood hold the siding tight to the riser to ensure a square end and make your cut.