In this video i show how easy it can be.
Best tool to cut metal siding.
Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade.
The sheets cover 3 foot so it goes up pretty fast.
Using a dewalt 20 volt drill and cutters made by malco real good stuff.
Hot metal chips will fly.
It works great on vertical cuts but i found it to be useless when cutting straight across or on a diagonal of the ribs.
Have you wondered how to install steel siding on a pole barn.
Cut metal with your circular saw.
In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter.
Step 3 cutting with only hand tools.
Always wear proper protective gear.
The best tool to tidy up seen metal roofing areas for example you cut the seen visible roof edge quickly with a nibbler while you cut first with the nibbler half an inch longer than needed.
A handheld cutting tool fitted with a metal cut off wheel will easily cut through sheet.
And then i got a 4 1 2 angle grinder.
It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool.
It will make cutting the metal just like cutting wood accept that the noise will be much greater.
Metal roofing with ribs cuts easier from the back side the down side when screwed to the roof.
Now you can mount the blade in the saw and cut the roofing metal but you are only removing 1 16 of an inch a much thinner and easier cut.
The metal is for siding a trailer house.
How to cut angle cut for the roof pitch.
Midwest power cutters long cut snip straight cut offset tin cutting shears with forged blade kush n power comfort grips mwt 6516 4 7 out of 5 stars 496 24 47 24.
You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in.
If you are working at a site that does not have a ready power supply for power tools you can still cut corrugated metal using hand tools like a utility knife and pliers.
Best tool to cut metal barn siding in reply to davy fireball 06 13 2011 11 36 18 quoting removed click modern view to see like you i ve used sabre saws sawzalls reverse mounted circular saw blade cutoff blade in a circular saw shears etc.
Jigsaws and metal cutting band saws are more work but can make most cuts in light to medium sheet metal.
