Cutting Through Metal Siding

One of the main problems with using a wood cutting saw to cut through metal is the speed as most of these saws go well beyond the recommended speed for cutting metal.

Cutting through metal siding.

Cut metal roofing with electric shears. Measure and mark the desired door opening on the surface of the metal. Otherwise you may end up overheating the metal and cause serious harm to yourself and your power tools. In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter.

How to cut metal siding. Regular maintenance of metal siding is needed as it may undergo decay. Cutting the siding around window and door openings will be necessary though and for that i used a couple different tools. Hand shears from wiss worked the best for cutting across the ribs.

What is the cheapest way to cut metal roofing. You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in. How to cut through metal siding to install a door 1. Electric metal shears come in two varieties a standard plug in in power tool.

With proper tools cutting metal siding is not a tough job to accomplish. Pressure fit inset blades make replacement easy while out in the field. To safely and efficiently cut through metal with a circular saw you ll need to operate at a maximum no load rpm of 5 000. Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade.

There are many different methods to cut metal siding such as using a reciprocating saw electric shears aviation snips tin snips metal shears jump shears or an abrasive saw blade. The metal is for siding a trailer house. These snips feature a sleek head design and produce a full 3 cutting length which makes straight shearing through vinyl siding j channel aluminum copper or sheet metal a breeze. This video shows a unique and ez way to mark and cut out an electrical box hole in metal siding.

How to cut angle cut for the roof pitch. Connect the marks to create a continuous line. Using a dewalt 20 volt drill and cutters made by malco real good stuff. It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool.

My main tool for perfection. The cheapest way to cut metal. Hot metal chips will fly everywhere. This will protect your body from possible metal.

I m using irwin to. Cut metal with your circular saw. Put on the safety glasses leather gloves and protective clothing.