Cutting Aluminum Siding

For these kinds of cuts tin snips are very handy.

Cutting aluminum siding.

Make sure the panel is being used to reduce the risk of snags while cutting. 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. Place the fracture line over the edge of a table and bend the overhang slightly downwards. It saved me countless hours of work.

I show you a simple wooden jig i built myself to cut new aluminum soffit. A nibbler is made from two small blades that vibrate up and down at a very high speed. This weakens the aluminium and creates a fracture line. Step 2 measuring.

Cut steel and non ferrous metals you can safely cut steel and aluminum with a circular saw providing you have the right blade. There will come a time in any aluminum siding project where you ll need to make a cut that isn t as simple as a straight vertical cut you can make with your saw. Be sure to work slowly in order to achieve an even cut. Using a dewalt 20 volt drill and cutters made by malco real good stuff.

The speed along with the vibrating blades ensure that you get a straight cut. Hopefully you have a set of tin snips that will allow you to make cuts in any direction. How to cut angle cut for the roof pitch. A radial arm or bench power saw can help to speed up the process of cutting and installing the vinyl siding.

This jig can also be used to easily cut vinyl. Sheet aluminium can be cut without the need for a guillotine or tin snips which tend to deform the metal. With the aid of a straight edge and a sharp knife score both sides of the aluminium sheet. As you start cutting along the contours of the aluminum siding use your radial arm saw.

While cutting at the width of the aluminum siding make use of straight tin snips.