Turn the gutter section over so that you can hold it by one side.
Cut on hand from gutter.
Use a carpenter s square to get around to the bottom.
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Use the edge of the combination square to extend the pencil mark around both sides of the gutter.
Laying your gutter on the workbench measure off the amount of gutter you want to cut and mark it with a pencil.
Place the length of aluminum gutter flat on the worktable with the top of the aluminum gutter resting on the.
Mark the cut length onto the bottom of the aluminum gutter which should be facing up with the tape measure and.
How to cut a custom gutter miter.
A hacksaw is a handheld tool with a replaceable blade.
Measure the length that you need to cut and make a pencil mark on the bottom of the gutter.
How to cut aluminum gutters step 1.
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.
Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section.
Start cutting on an outer flange edge with the pattern shears.
Snap the sections together.
Things you ll need tape measure miter saw saw table.
It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder.
They are also handy for smaller cuts where a miter saw might be considered overkill.
Extend the cut mark.
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.
Project step by step 20 cutting the gutter.