Cutting Metal Gutters

Metal shears can be dangerous if not used properly.

Cutting metal gutters. Always wear proper safety gear such as protective goggles and gloves when working with metal shears. Miter saw miter saws are the most common tool used for cutting gutters especially metal and plastic gutters. With no gutters rain would run off your roof in a sheet soaking anyone walking under your eave with water. Place the gutter on the miter saw table.

Use a carpenter s square to get around to the bottom. Metal gutters divert rainwater from your roof to the ground. Properly installing the gutters around your home will reduce leaks increasing the efficiency of your home s gutter system. Hold the gutter firmly against the fence of the table the short wall at the back of the table that makes it possible to cut straight lines.

You ll thank me later. Use the old adage measure twice and cut once then turn the gutter upside down on the table and mark it all the way around. Cut along the marked line you placed on the aluminum gutter starting at the flange turning inward toward the opening of the aluminum gutter. Metal gutters can be cut with aviation tin snips.