Cutting Steel Siding With Circular Saw

Using an angle grinder 1.

Cutting steel siding with circular saw.

Cut metal with your circular saw. Not all metal cutting circular saw blades will cut thin sheet materials such a roofing and metal trim. Loosen the nut on an angle grinder and remove it. Always check the blade s label to ensure it s right for your project.

X 30 teeth ferrous and 5 3 8 in. A quality saw is key. Set your store to see local availability add to cart. Tighten the grinder blade and put both.

Look for blades meant to cut sheet metal or metal roofing. It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool. Set the section that you re cutting over the edge of your work surface. You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in.

Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade. Set you corrugated metal flat on top of your. Attach a continuous diamond wheel to your angle grinder. To cut thin materials you need a blade with more teeth and a tooth configuration that will.

Otherwise you may end up overheating the metal and cause serious harm to yourself and your power tools. However you need to have plenty of experience with a circular cutting saw before you use it for a project like this. In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter. 08 08 2012 05 37 pm 7.

Steel tooth and carbide tooth blades are both good choices. X 50 teeth non ferrous metal cutting circular saw blade set 2 pack model 48 40 4070 48 40 4075 79 00 79 00. Hot metal chips will fly everywhere. I do have a metal circular saw and blade but i have always heard that the paint on siding is easily damaged by the heat of cutting.

A 7 in 18 cm blade is the perfect size for most circular saws and projects. Select a 4 in 10 cm if you re using an angle grinder. In addition cutting saws require that you use specialty blades that are designed for cutting metal even tin.