Cutting Aluminum Carpet Trim

Cut metal with your circular saw.

Cutting aluminum carpet trim.

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. They transition between two different flooring materials such as carpet to hardwood. Transition strips are used between rooms on the interior of a house.

Cut the transition strip using a hacksaw or a multipurpose tool equipped with a hardwood sheet metal cutting accessory. It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool. 4 sand the edges of the transition strip to remove any sharp edges or burrs. You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in.

Hot metal chips will fly. All types of aluminum trim are readily cut with standard saws although certain types of power saws will require carbide blades. In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter. Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade.

Use the straightedge as a guide. If you only have a few pieces of aluminum trim to cut you can cut through the trim with an inexpensive handsaw.