How To Cut Rain Gutters

Cut along the marked line you placed on the aluminum gutter starting at the flange turning inward toward the opening of the aluminum gutter.

How to cut rain gutters. Let go of the trigger when through and then pull the saw back up to its starting position. Step 3 cut with miter saw. Starting the cut making straight cuts tool use. Cut along the pencil cut line with a pair of aviation snips.

Turn on the saw and carefully run it through the vinyl. Laying your gutter on the workbench measure off the amount of gutter you want to cut and mark it with a pencil. Use the square to transfer the line all the way around the gutter. If you have difficulty cutting with the tin snips make another cut 1 to 2 inches away from the cut line with the alternate hand snip.

If the section of the gutter you are discarding is on your left use the right hand tin snips and vice versa if the discarded section is on right. Miter saws are the most common tool used for cutting gutters especially metal and plastic gutters. Grab one side of the gutter and lower the saw slowly to the gutter. Proceed to cut down along the side of the aluminum gutter repeat the process to cut down along the other side of the aluminum gutter.

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. Cut all the way through at a consistent speed. Use a carpenter s square to get around to the bottom. Before you cut the downspout you will want to have a line on all four sides of the vinyl gutter.