Cutting Aluminum Siding With A Knife

Hot metal chips will fly.

Cutting aluminum siding with a knife.

Sheet aluminium can be cut without the need for a guillotine or tin snips which tend to deform the metal. If you want to make long straight cut on a piece of vinyl siding it is best to use a utility knife. Cut metal with your circular saw. Just always wear ear plugs and glasses.

This weakens the aluminium and creates a fracture line. Cutting vinyl siding is not a challenging task at all. Depending on how you want to cut vinyl siding into that you will make use of different tools. I had to replace a bad aluminum panel in the middle of a house.

Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade. Since aluminum and vinyl siding is relatively soft and thin they are pretty much easy to trim and cut and in fact you can make use of a utility knife or a scoring tool for the job. You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in. My buddy is a siding guy for 30 years and to me the best way to cut aluminum siding is a diamond blade on a 4 1 2 grinder.

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. With the aid of a straight edge and a sharp knife score both sides of the aluminium sheet. Works like a charm. It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool.