I am starting to side an new garage, what is a good way to cut the siding? I will be using vinyl siding.
I am starting to side an new garage, what is a good way to cut the siding? I will be using vinyl siding.
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backwards blade on skill saw with a cutting jig. ( shelf type for saw to ride on siding slides in and is cut)
sorry for lame descrpition, it is common, someone might have a photo
I have seen people use a circular saw with the blade backwards. It gets heavy by the end of the day.
Check a local rental yard and see if they have a siding cut table to rent.
Or you can buy a pair of 10" tin snips, thats how I started out doing it.
I recently modified my handle for a 6" grinder, and I use that to cut angles up gables. A metal cutting blade in it, and a board underneath it for support. Cuts clean and fast.
The cheapest sliding miter saw with a crappy backwards blade will do real nicely. Kind of OverTool for this but it would go pretty fast.
I used Matco snips to cut straight cuts. I also tried a radial arm saw with a fine tooth blade put in backwards and that worked great too. If you have a lot to do and you have a radial arm saw, build 2 looooooong extension tables on the left and right sides. Most siding is 12 feet long, so 8 foot extension tables are usually long enough to support the panels. Try and make the extensions to sit about 30" off the ground. No one wants to be bent over on the ground all day.....