I Got Cut On Hand From Gutter

Buy a box miter and cut the back and bottom off of a short piece of ogee gutter what ever size you re going to be working with.

I got cut on hand from gutter.

Out and started to clean the gutters out and got a pretty good electric shock. 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. The cut edges are likely to be jagged enough to open up an unappealing gash in your hand so you may want to don a pair of gloves. Cut a four inch long notch to overlap and splice together gutter sections.

If i put my hand on it and hold it no shock but if i just touch it i get shocked only once but it happens every time i barely. 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. It is an old house with a tin roof on top of a shingled roof. 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.

I cut the edge of the metal roof to expose the gutter. Cut along the pencil cut line with a pair of aviation snips. Clean and mark the gutter to make your cut for the outlet. Repeat the process for additional cuts.

How to cut a custom gutter miter. Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section with an inside or outside corner piece. Plug in the saw and squeeze the trigger button. I had originally planned to use a jigsaw but there wasn t room to maneuver it so i used a hand.

The gutter was full of broken pieces of shingles so i got the shop vac. Use a carpenter s square to get around to the bottom. Cut all the way through at a consistent speed. Laying your gutter on the workbench measure off the amount of gutter you want to cut and mark it with a pencil.

Let go of the trigger when through and then pull the saw back up to its starting position. Grab one side of the gutter and lower the saw slowly to the gutter.