How To Cut Metal Siding For Window

Cut metal with your circular saw.

How to cut metal siding for window.

I do have a metal circular saw and blade but i have always heard that the paint on siding is easily damaged by the heat of cutting. 08 08 2012 05 37 pm 7. Cut the siding at. In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter.

Put on safety glasses. Mark the location for the top of the window at the siding with a felt tip marker. Remove the siding from the cut out area. Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade.

Measure the width and height of the. How to cut angle cut for the roof pitch. Cut out extra for a 1 x 4 trim put in j channel first and then nailed the 1x and caulked the whole thing. Set the depth of the blade 2 inches using the.

Measure the length of the section of wall you re covering with siding. Use tin snips or a metal nibbler powered by compressed air. Update cut the steel siding with metal saw blade 48 tooth diablo. The third option is to cut between the side of the window frame and the edge of the siding with a metal cutting reciprocating saw which will cut through the installation flange and releasing the.

Very little sparks but builder board everywhere. It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool. Set up a circular saw with a fine tooth blade such as 60 or 80 tooth. Went easily through with blade in correctly.

Cut through the corrugated siding on the marks made for the window rough opening. You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in. The total you get is how much you ll need to cut off the siding. The metal siding is placed on a strong surface.

Hot metal chips will fly everywhere. The surface has to be horizontal as the siding may slip and get. Using a dewalt 20 volt drill and cutters made by malco real good stuff. Use measuring tape to measure how much siding you need to cut off.