In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter.
Diy cutting steel siding.
Similar to j channel used with vinyl siding j trim is nailed to the building s framing at the top edge and along any interior corner seams to hide the raw edges of the siding.
J trim installs on steel sided buildings such as pole barns and commercial buildings as the finish trim to steel siding.
Hot metal chips will fly.
Cut metal with your circular saw.
You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in.
However many methods for cutting sheet metal such as roofing and siding panels involve the use of hand and simple power tools that are within the reach of the average diy sheet metal worker.
The metal siding is placed on a strong surface.
If you need a new roof metal is a good option for something durable that also looks unique.
The sheets cover 3 foot so it goes up pretty fast.
The metal sheets used to form the roof need to be cut to fit your roof before you can install them but fortunately this is easy to do with a few different tools.
Use tin snips or shears to cut lengths by hand.
Using a permanent marker to make a line on which to cut the metal siding.
In this video i show how easy it can be.
The surface has to be horizontal as the siding may slip and get damaged.
It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool.