Cutting Aluminum Siding With A Knife

Quickest cleanest way to cut alum siding.

Cutting aluminum siding with a knife.

Depending on how you want to cut vinyl siding into that you will make use of different tools. Works like a charm. Since aluminum and vinyl siding is relatively soft and thin they are pretty much easy to trim and cut and in fact you can make use of a utility knife or a scoring tool for the job. Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade.

If you want to make long straight cut on a piece of vinyl siding it is best to use a utility knife. There are several tools you can use to cut vinyl siding. Sheet aluminium can be cut without the need for a guillotine or tin snips which tend to deform the metal. A pair of high quality tin snips can help to speed up the shaping and cutting of the aluminum siding and is especially helpful in cutting the curves.

In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter. With the aid of a straight edge and a sharp knife score both sides of the aluminium sheet. This weakens the aluminium and creates a fracture line. Cutting vinyl siding is not a challenging task at all.

I had to replace a bad aluminum panel in the middle of a house. Hot metal chips will fly. Just always wear ear plugs and glasses. My buddy is a siding guy for 30 years and to me the best way to cut aluminum siding is a diamond blade on a 4 1 2 grinder.