Cutting Aluminum Siding

Use a nibbler to cut in a straight line.

Cutting aluminum siding.

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. For these kinds of cuts tin snips are very handy. I show you a simple wooden jig i built myself to cut new aluminum soffit.

Hopefully you have a set of tin snips that will allow you to make cuts in any direction. 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. 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. This jig can also be used to easily cut vinyl.

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. How to cut angle cut for the roof pitch. A nibbler is made from two small blades that vibrate up and down at a very high speed. The metal is for siding a trailer house.

Step 2 measuring. Sheet aluminium can be cut without the need for a guillotine or tin snips which tend to deform the metal. The speed along with the vibrating blades ensure that you get a straight cut. It saved me countless hours of work.

Make sure the panel is being used to reduce the risk of snags while cutting. 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. Be sure to work slowly in order to achieve an even cut.

A radial arm or bench power saw can help to speed up the process of cutting and installing the vinyl siding.