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.

Cutting aluminum siding with a knife.

There are several tools you can use to cut vinyl siding. 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. I had to replace a bad aluminum panel in the middle of a house.

You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in. It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool. 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. Depending on how you want to cut vinyl siding into that you will make use of different tools.

Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade. This weakens the aluminium and creates a fracture line. Quickest cleanest way to cut alum siding. Cutting vinyl siding is not a challenging task at all.

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. 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. Just always wear ear plugs and glasses. In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter.