How Do I Cut Steel Siding

The sheets cover 3 foot so it goes up pretty fast.

How do i cut steel siding.

Wear a strong pair of gloves to protect yourself. In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter. The surface has to be horizontal as the siding may slip and get. A handheld cutting tool fitted with a metal cut off wheel will easily cut through sheet.

Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade. The snips work best when cutting shorter lengths such as across the width of a single sheet. There will not be any difficulty because you are cutting with the grain of the corrugation and can even use them as guides in some instances. Maybe not the best option but it worked.

How to cut metal siding. If you re a professional roofer an electric nibbler is the main tool you should use to cut corrugated metal. Using the right tools to do the job will make it easy. Tin snips leave jagged edges so handle the metal carefully.

You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in. In this video i show how easy it can be. When i was in the service we used rescue saw with a carborundum blade to cut all the steel roofing and siding. All was covered by j channel.

Cut metal with your circular saw. Hot metal chips will fly everywhere. We could cut many sheets at one to size. Jigsaws and metal cutting band saws are more work but can make most cuts in light to medium sheet metal.

Another thing we like most about this tool is that it doesn t damage the metal the paint or the protective coating. The metal siding is placed on a strong surface. It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool. This is what makes nibblers the most professional safest and cleanest cutting method.