How To Cut Rain Gutters

Turn on the saw and carefully run it through the vinyl.

How to cut rain gutters.

Use the square to transfer the line all the way around the gutter. Before you cut the downspout you will want to have a line on all four sides of the vinyl gutter. Use the old adage measure twice and cut once then turn the gutter upside down on the table and mark it all the way around. Step 3 cut with miter saw.

If you have difficulty cutting with the tin snips make another cut 1 to 2 inches away from the cut line with the alternate hand snip. Cut along the pencil cut line with a pair of aviation snips. Place the rain gutter downspout on the miter saw table and line up the marker line with the saw blade. Use a carpenter s square to get around to the bottom.

Let go of the trigger when through and then pull the saw back up to its starting position. Cut all the way through at a consistent speed. Miter saws are the most common tool used for cutting gutters especially metal and plastic gutters. If the section of the gutter you are discarding is on your left use the right hand tin snips and vice versa if the discarded section is on right.

Starting the cut making straight cuts tool use. Grab one side of the gutter and lower the saw slowly to the gutter. Plug in the saw and squeeze the trigger button. Laying your gutter on the workbench measure off the amount of gutter you want to cut and mark it with a pencil.