Cutting Sheet Metal Siding

Jigsaws and metal cutting band saws are more work but can make most cuts in light to medium sheet metal.

Cutting sheet metal siding.

Step 1 cutting lengthwise to cut corrugated metal siding lengthwise or with the corrugation you can simply use a set of electric shears to do the job. A tool like a nibbler is fast and easy to maneuver around to cut circles corners and angles in sheet metal work with out jamming like electric shears or tin snips would. Use tin snips or shears to cut lengths by hand. 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.

Hold the side of the metal sheet and put your snips around the edge. In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter. Cut metal with your circular saw. Using a dewalt 20 volt drill and cutters made by malco real good stuff.

Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade. This will not only brace it to keep it in place but you ll be able to pull it up as you cut. Use your nondominant hand to hold the side of the metal. Step 2 cutting across corrugations.

Hot metal chips will fly everywhere. You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in. Cut metal roofing with electric shears electric metal shears come in two varieties a standard plug in in power tool or better an attachment for your impact driver this is best done with malco tools. Cheap compared to a nibbler.

Shears are a cheap tool that can quickly cut sheets of corrugated metal in straight lines with little effort. The best tool to cut sheet metal is an electric nibbler tool it cuts corrugated iron sheet metal and even metal car panels easily. You could also use a circular saw to cut lots of sheets more quickly and a nibbler to create rounded cuts. Hold the snips loose in your hand and place the two blades around the edge that you d like to cut.

The metal is for siding a trailer house. A handheld cutting tool fitted with a metal cut off wheel will easily cut through sheet.