Hot metal chips will fly everywhere.
Cutting aluminum siding with circular saw.
It saved me countless hours of work.
Be sure to work slowly in order to maintain the proper form.
Use a nibbler to cut in a straight line.
Before cutting aluminum with a circular saw determine what type of aluminum you need to cut such as aluminum siding or an aluminum sheet.
I show you a simple wooden jig i built myself to cut new aluminum soffit.
As these are easier to cut through you re generally okay to use a cordless circular saw to work with them but it s not advisable for other types.
Types of circular saw blades for cutting aluminum.
I m using irwin to.
Cut metal with your circular saw.
Use the panel to reduce the risk of snags while cutting.
Cut across the contours of the aluminum siding with a radial arm saw.
You can t cut through thick blocks of metal with this one however.
Look for a carbide tipped abrasive cutoff wheel when working with metals like copper lead brass and aluminum as these are all nonferrous metals.
You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in.
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.
Install a plywood blade backward onto a circular saw.
However aluminum also can be cut with a circular saw.
The cuts can be done by hand with a set of tin snips but squeezing the snips 5 6 times per cut can get really tiring and leaves a somewhat jagged.
Circular saw cutting jig for vinyl siding.
It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool.
Secure the aluminum to the saw horses with a clamp.
I recently replaced the old weathered aluminum siding on my house with maintenance free vinyl siding.
Mark the area to cut and slowly feed the blade into the siding.
It is ideal for thinner sheets up to 11 gauge.
Step 2 cut the width.
This jig can also be used to easily cut vinyl.
Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade.
There are two main types.
These include miter saws chop saws table saws and handheld circular saws.
