Cutting Aluminum Siding

As you start cutting along the contours of the aluminum siding use your radial arm saw.

Cutting aluminum siding.

Be sure to work slowly in order to achieve an even cut. It saved me countless hours of work. Make sure the panel is being used to reduce the risk of snags while cutting. For these kinds of cuts tin snips are very handy.

While cutting at the width of the aluminum siding make use of straight tin snips. With the aid of a straight edge and a sharp knife score both sides of the aluminium sheet. Cut aluminum with your miter saw making accurate cuts on aluminum rods tubes and angles is easy with a miter saw and a blade designed to cut nonferrous metal check the label. 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.

Sheet aluminium can be cut without the need for a guillotine or tin snips which tend to deform the metal. Using a dewalt 20 volt drill and cutters made by malco real good stuff. I show you a simple wooden jig i built myself to cut new aluminum soffit. A radial arm or bench power saw can help to speed up the process of cutting and installing the vinyl siding.

Hopefully you have a set of tin snips that will allow you to make cuts in any direction. This jig can also be used to easily cut vinyl. This weakens the aluminium and creates a fracture line. The metal is for siding a trailer house.

Step 2 measuring. Place the fracture line over the edge of a table and bend the overhang slightly downwards. Cut steel and non ferrous metals you can safely cut steel and aluminum with a circular saw providing you have the right blade. The speed along with the vibrating blades ensure that you get a straight cut.

A nibbler is made from two small blades that vibrate up and down at a very high speed.