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