Cutting Aluminum Carpet Trim

It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool.

Cutting aluminum carpet trim.

Transition strips come in various sizes and materials with one of those materials being metal. In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter. If you only have a few pieces of aluminum trim to cut you can cut through the trim with an inexpensive handsaw. This d i y video use a schluter metal trim shows how to cut aluminum trim for an outside corner or how to cut trim 45 degree to install as a threshold on th.

Unlike cutting other types of metal use a saw blade that. All types of aluminum trim are readily cut with standard saws although certain types of power saws will require carbide blades. You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in. Use the straightedge as a guide.

Trim the 1 4 inch edge of the carpet off with a utility knife. 4 sand the edges of the transition strip to remove any sharp edges or burrs. Cut the transition strip using a hacksaw or a multipurpose tool equipped with a hardwood sheet metal cutting accessory. Cut metal with your circular saw.

Cut the aluminum transition bar to fit across the length of the doorway with a hacksaw. Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade.