The metal is for siding a trailer house.
Cleanest way to cut aluminum siding with a saw.
Buy a metal circular cut off bade for your circular saw 7 and a 1 x4 board 8 10 or longer if you need to make a longer cut.
Set your circular saw to the depth of the 1 board plus another 1 8.
This will help your cut stay clean and prevent the edges of your cut siding from fraying or marring.
Be sure to work slowly in order to maintain the proper form.
Use a circular saw to make long straight cuts in thicker sheets of metal.
While cutting at the width of the aluminum siding make use of straight tin snips.
In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter.
It s ideal to use a utility knife to cut your vinyl siding if you need to cut vinyl strips lengthwise.
There are several ways to cut corrugated metal.
Using a utility knife.
Cut metal with your circular saw.
Cut across the contours of the aluminum siding with a radial arm saw.
You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in.
To cut the sheets of metal rathe.
Not all metal cutting circular saw blades will cut thin sheet materials such a roofing and metal trim.
Select a fine toothed blade and don t cut aluminum with a wall thickness of more than 1 4 inch 0 64 cm.
Finally you can also use a utility knife.
If possible choose a saw blade that creates narrow kerfs the notch or slot made by the saw.
How to cut angle cut for the roof pitch.
Hot metal chips will fly.
Using a dewalt 20 volt drill and cutters made by malco real good stuff.
Step 2 cut the width.
Use a pair of snips if you want to avoid power tools altogether and are working with thinner more flexible metal or need to make curved cuts.
Line up the 1 x4 board along your desired cut line on the aluminum siding level it as needed and temporary nail to the wall in a couple of spots.
Use the panel to reduce the risk of snags while cutting.
It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool.
Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade.
About two thirds of the way is ideal.
