Best Way To Cut A Metal Gutter

Hot metal chips will fly.

Best way to cut a metal gutter.

Pull the tape measure along the length of metal gutter and mark the length you need to cut the gutter with the carpenter s pencil. It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool. Metal poses a cut hazard. One way to make sure your gutter doesn t fall off the house is to install fascia hanger brackets.

Step 2 rest the base of the carpenter s square against the top edge of the metal gutter and align the blade of the square with the pencil mark you placed on the gutter in step 1. Beginning where you marked cut all the way down to the bottom side with metal shears. Pounding them back in is a temporary fix at best. Just hook the bracket under the front lip of the gutter and then screw the other side of the bracket to the fascia.

Then set the fitting on the bottom of the gutter and trace around it. Fit the miter saw with a carbide tipped finish blade for cutting through metal but this is the fastest and most efficient tool for cutting through any type of gutter material. Just cut the downspout at a 45 degree angle with a. You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in.

The downspout of your gutter is the section that takes the water down the side of the house to the out flow. Or you can cut around to the bottom side stop flip the gutter over and continue cutting from the other side until you meet the other cut in the middle. Measure carefully to determine the best location for the outlet fitting. The best way to cut shingles 3 how to cut gutters with miter saws.

Cut metal with your circular saw. You can bend the gutter slightly to easily make the rest of the cut all the way around to the other side. Cut a starter hole in the gutter with a chisel drill or sabre saw and nibble out the finished opening with tin snips. When cutting metal take your time and use caution and common sense to ensure that you are cutting the metal and it is not cutting you.

Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade. In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter.