Cutting Aluminium Sheet With Circular Saw

The biggest risk of cutting aluminum with a circular saw is the blade grabbing the material if the blade catches on the material you risk injury.

Cutting aluminium sheet with circular saw.

It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool. Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade. First you need a way to clamp the material in place. Place the piece of aluminum you need to cut on a pair of saw horses.

Not just any saw though specific metal saws. People have lost fingers because of this issue no matter the type of blade use lubrication to keep the blade from gumming up with debris or catching on the material. While you can use a circular saw or table saw the preferred way is with a miter saw. To cut thin materials you need a blade with more teeth and a tooth configuration that will.

Secure the aluminum to the saw horses with a clamp. If the blade grabs the material during the cut it can pinch the blade and damage the blade and can also hurt the operator for this reason you want it clamped in place. In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter. Todays toolsday video is all about cutting metal with a circular saw.

Before cutting aluminum with a circular saw determine what type of aluminum you need to cut such as aluminum siding or an aluminum sheet. You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in. Circular saw blades are designed to cut upwards starting from the bottom of your aluminum sheet or wood to the top. Look for a carbide tipped abrasive cutoff wheel when working with metals like copper lead brass and aluminum as these are all nonferrous metals.

Hot metal chips will fly. I know there are probably many other me. Also almost all manufacturers have an arrow pointing in the right direction on guard blade. Not all metal cutting circular saw blades will cut thin sheet materials such a roofing and metal trim.

Measure the piece of aluminum with the tape measure.