Cutting Aluminum Siding With Circular Saw

I recently replaced the old weathered aluminum siding on my house with maintenance free vinyl siding.

Cutting aluminum siding with circular saw.

Mark the area to cut and slowly feed the blade into the siding. I show you a simple wooden jig i built myself to cut new aluminum soffit. In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter. Install a plywood blade backward onto a circular saw.

There are two main types. Use the panel to reduce the risk of snags while cutting. Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade. 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.

These include miter saws chop saws table saws and handheld circular saws. Step 2 cut the width. It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool. While cutting at the width of the aluminum siding make use of straight tin snips.

You can t cut through thick blocks of metal with this one however. Use a nibbler to cut in a straight line. Types of circular saw blades for cutting aluminum. You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in.

Cut metal with your circular saw. Hot metal chips will fly everywhere. Before cutting aluminum with a circular saw determine what type of aluminum you need to cut such as aluminum siding or an aluminum sheet. Look for a carbide tipped abrasive cutoff wheel when working with metals like copper lead brass and aluminum as these are all nonferrous metals.

However aluminum also can be cut with a circular saw. This jig can also be used to easily cut vinyl. Place the piece of aluminum you need to cut on a pair of saw horses. Metal cutting blade this type of blade has smaller teeth separated by sturdy slots.

It is ideal for thinner sheets up to 11 gauge. Circular saw cutting jig for vinyl siding. Cut across the contours of the aluminum siding with a radial arm saw. Secure the aluminum to the saw horses with a clamp.

It saved me countless hours of work. Be sure to work slowly in order to maintain the proper form.