Cut Aluminum Siding Skill Saw

Ensure that you have the right blade.

Cut aluminum siding skill saw.

It saved me countless hours of work. Measure the piece of aluminum with the tape measure. Mark the area to cut and slowly feed the blade into the siding. A carbide blade works but is more likely to grab the material if possible purchase a blade specially designed for cutting aluminum and other non ferrous materials.

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. These include miter saws chop saws table saws and handheld circular saws. If the motor housing on your saw is open and could collect metal chips tape a piece of cloth over the openings to protect the motor windings and bearings while you cut the aluminum. I show you a simple wooden jig i built myself to cut new aluminum soffit.

X 50 carbide teeth aluminum cutting circular saw blade model 48 40 4075 view the milwaukee metal circular saw blades collection 44 97 44 97 unit 44 97 44 97 unit. Install a plywood blade backward onto a circular saw. There are two main types. Secure the aluminum to the saw horses with a clamp.

Cutting aluminum with a circular saw requires a few special steps. You can t cut through thick blocks of metal with this one however. I m using irwin to. This design helps in cutting metal pipes and sheets.

Place the piece of aluminum you need to cut on a pair of saw horses. For cutting thicker sections i ll use walter cool cut. It is ideal for thinner sheets up to 11 gauge. Makita for the most part for trimming shaving and cutting thinner sheet i just run the blade dry it s easier and less to clean up.

Metal cutting blade this type of blade has smaller teeth separated by sturdy slots. Look for a carbide tipped abrasive cutoff wheel when working with metals like copper lead brass and aluminum as these are all nonferrous metals. We cut a ton of aluminum at work using circular saws using non ferrous carbide tipped blades on 7 1 4 saws. This jig can also be used to easily cut vinyl.