Cutting Steel Siding With Circular Saw

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Cutting steel siding with circular saw.

Set you corrugated metal flat on top of your. 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. Using an angle grinder 1.

To cut thin materials you need a blade with more teeth and a tooth configuration that will. Loosen the nut on an angle grinder and remove it. Otherwise you may end up overheating the metal and cause serious harm to yourself and your power tools. Set your store to see local availability add to cart.

Set the section that you re cutting over the edge of your work surface. 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. Not all metal cutting circular saw blades will cut thin sheet materials such a roofing and metal trim. X 30 teeth ferrous and 5 3 8 in.

Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade. Hot metal chips will fly everywhere. Cut metal with your circular saw. A 7 in 18 cm blade is the perfect size for most circular saws and projects.

In addition cutting saws require that you use specialty blades that are designed for cutting metal even tin. To safely and efficiently cut through metal with a circular saw you ll need to operate at a maximum no load rpm of 5 000. Always check the blade s label to ensure it s right for your project. Attach a continuous diamond wheel to your angle grinder.

You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in. Avanti 7 in. However you need to have plenty of experience with a circular cutting saw before you use it for a project like this. Cutting saw these circular saws are great for cutting through tin or other thin metal roofing materials.

Select a 4 in 10 cm if you re using an angle grinder. A quality saw is key. In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter.