With as saw i can cut a miter in copper gutters so tight that i can butt them and solder them from the inside without tabbing and folding one side.
Cutting aluminum gutters with miter saw.
But if i m doing one miter i do it by hand.
Use it to make straight cuts as well as angle cuts depending on where you are installing the guttering.
Laying your gutter on the workbench measure off the amount of gutter you want to cut and mark it with a pencil.
Making accurate cuts on aluminum rods tubes and angles is easy with a miter saw and a blade designed to cut nonferrous metal check the label.
Clamp the material well and go slow or the saw might grab bend twist the aluminum.
I m pretty adept with snips but i can do it a lot faster and cleaner with a saw.
When cutting gutter material on the miter saw turn the profile upside down so the cut enters the more stable underside of the gutter rather than the top edges.
Install a 12 inch blade with a carbide tipped.
Mark a spot on the edge of the gutter with a pencil as a guide for.
How to cut gutters with miter saws step 1.
Activate the saw and slowly bring it down until it severs the piece.
This is a quick video showing how i cut some aluminum angle strips with a dewalt dw713 compound miter saw.
Measure the gutter to the desired length.
Use the old adage measure twice and cut once then turn the gutter upside down on the table and mark it all the way around.
Unplug the miter saw if it is plugged into an electrical source.
If the motor housing on your saw is open and could collect metal chips tape a piece of cloth over the openings to protect the motor windings and bearings while you cut the aluminum.
I used a non ferrous metal cutting blade that i go.
Activate the saw and slowly bring it down until it severs the piece.
How to cut a custom gutter miter.
When using a miter saw secure the pipe at the mark under the saw blade at the workbench.
Use a carpenter s square to get around to the bottom.
Both saws should run less than 5000 rpm and work about the same.
If there s ten to do the saw comes out.
