Soffit Cutting Jig

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Soffit cutting jig. Circular saw cutting jig for vinyl siding. This method is way faster than using tin snips. The saw will distort the cut and damage the soffit by bending it. The first plank is installed at the bottom of the wall and subsequent planks overlap the previous plank by a minimum of 1 14 inches.

An aluminum soffit is used on homes because of its durability and strength. That used to be my job building the cutting jig i forget how i did it. I just clamp it or screw down to my cut table. I recently replaced the old weathered aluminum siding on my house with maintenance free vinyl siding.

We always had a soffit table that is more or less a cutting table with a guide to place your saw in to. Best way to cut soffit. Some things i used. 11 03 2011 1228 pm 4.

And using a 12scms. It saved me countless hours of work. Hardieplank is a fiber cement siding product. Cant believe anyone would do it any other waymd.

Here is a jig i made for a recent vinyl job. Download our fascia soffit jig plan for free. A jig that holds the current plank so it correctly overlaps the previous plank makes installation easier and faster. Does that have 18 of cutting capability or do you use thinner soffit material that methis is the only thing i use my junk makita for.

Thread starter steve ash. Vinyl siding and soffit cutting jig. This jig can also be used to easily cut vinyl or aluminum siding. A fine toothed plywood blade works well for cutting vinyl.

Start date dec 14 2006. The blade is backwards it works quite nicely in the homemade jig like what jason mentioned. Here is a quick and easy way to cut aluminum soffit without the trouble of destroying the metal or getting a crooked cut. I show you a simple wooden jig i built myself to cut new aluminum soffit.

This is the jig used in video 11 of our shed building videos and it allows you to put up long fascia boards and soffit material without the need of a helper it works very well and has been a popular part of the video. I can cut three pieces of soffit or siding at a time with it or anything else up to 15 thick by 14 wide. When cutting aluminum soffit use double cut metal shears instead of a circular saw. Dec 14 2006 1 i cant say youd need this in your shop but with all the people currently and in the future building shops i thought maybe some of you could use this jig to help cutting your vinyl siding.

Sometimes this desired durability and strength makes it difficult to cut.