How To Cut Aluminum Siding With A Circular Saw

Mark the area to cut and slowly feed the blade into the siding.

How to cut aluminum siding with a circular saw.

These include miter saws chop saws table saws and handheld circular saws. It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool. You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in. 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.

Place a straight edge over the mark and make a cut line for the circular saw using a marker. It saved me countless hours of work. Use the panel to reduce the risk of snags while cutting. Cut across the contours of the aluminum siding with a radial arm saw.

I m using irwin to. Guide your saw slowly through the metal. Use a nibbler to cut in a straight line. Your circular saw will do most of the work since it will be pulled forward from the traction from your saw blade.

Adjust the depth of the saw blade to the thickness of the aluminum. I show you a simple wooden jig i built myself to cut new aluminum soffit. Install a plywood blade backward onto 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.

Take the old cutting blade off the circular saw and attach the carbide or aluminum cutting blade. Be sure to work slowly in order to maintain the proper form. In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter. 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.

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. Hot metal chips will fly. Step 2 cut the width. Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade.

Cut metal with your circular saw. Avoid moving your circular saw at an angle as you cut.