How To Make A Jig For Cutting Vinyl Siding

The risers need to be taller than the profile of the material you re cutting.

How to make a jig for cutting vinyl siding. Then you just slide the piece of siding in until your cut mark on the siding aligns with the kerf you want and make the cut. Place the narrow edge against the middle of the jig so it runs from side to side on the same side as the 1 by 3 piece that overlaps the jig end. Homemade vinyl siding and soffit cutting jig constructed from lumber and steel. Hold the piece in place and screw the jig to the 1 by 2 from the other side using three 1 1 2 inch drywall screws.

This piece is the handle. Put a piece of 1x1 on one of the 1x4s to act as a saw guide. The jig is pretty simple it requires two pieces of plywood can be same thickness a couple boards of the same thickness for risers two boards to use as runners and a handful of screws. Run the saw through once to create a kerf in the channel.

Intended for utilization with a circular saw.