How Do I Cut Steel Siding

Tin snips leave jagged edges so handle the metal carefully.

How do i cut steel siding. Using the right tools to do the job will make it easy. Have you wondered how to install steel siding on a pole barn. The snips work best when cutting shorter lengths such as across the width of a single sheet. Cut metal with your circular saw.

This is what makes nibblers the most professional safest and cleanest cutting method. You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in. In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter. Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade.

The surface has to be horizontal as the siding may slip and get. Jigsaws and metal cutting band saws are more work but can make most cuts in light to medium sheet metal. A handheld cutting tool fitted with a metal cut off wheel will easily cut through sheet. In this video i show how easy it can be.

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. Wear a strong pair of gloves to protect yourself. We could cut many sheets at one to size. Maybe not the best option but it worked.

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. If you re a professional roofer an electric nibbler is the main tool you should use to cut corrugated metal. Hot metal chips will fly everywhere.

When i was in the service we used rescue saw with a carborundum blade to cut all the steel roofing and siding. To cut corrugated metal siding lengthwise or with the corrugation you can simply use a set of electric shears to do the job. All was covered by j channel. The sheets cover 3 foot so it goes up pretty fast.