How to cut a 25° angle with siding?

[dlundblad]

Just as the title says. What do I need? The most I’ve seen a miter saw go to is 30°. (60° from the cut; not the fence.)

I can cut the siding with snips. Just thinking about saving time.

 

[Astro14]

What kind of siding is this? Why do you need a 25 degree angle on it?

 

[RDMgr]

If you're siding a gable end you can use the "rise over run." You'll need a carpenter's square.

 

[doitmyself]

Miter saws are sometimes confusing because they are labeled as zero at the 90 degree mark. Could you cut your angle correctly with the siding upside down? Or, could you make/install/clamp a fence at 90 degrees to the saw fence (cuts then at 65 or 115 on the protractor scale)? Finally, is is possible to make a 5 degree wedge to clamp to the fence so that a 30 degree cut is actually 25 degrees? Just ideas.........I haven't worked out the logistics.

I'm also curious why 25 degrees , which doesn't correspond to any common roof pitch.

 

[CleanSump]

Make a jig out of some cheap wood.
I see @doitmyself suggested basically the same thing - a simple wedge as a jig.

 

[dlundblad]

What kind of siding is this? Why do you need a 25 degree angle on it?

Just vinyl. My roof in this area is a 5.5/12 pitch.

 

[dlundblad]

If you're siding a gable end you can use the "rise over run." You'll need a carpenter's square.

I’m doing that now and using snips. Going up and down in a lift with only a few pieces at a time. Very slow.

Saw cuts seem quicker. I could have my dad on the ground making cuts for me. He wouldn’t mind the snips. Just thinking of an easier way.

 

[dlundblad]

Miter saws are sometimes confusing because they are labeled as zero at the 90 degree mark. Could you cut your angle correctly with the siding upside down? Or, could you make/install/clamp a fence at 90 degrees to the saw fence (cuts then at 65 or 115 on the protractor scale)? Finally, is is possible to make a 5 degree wedge to clamp to the fence so that a 30 degree cut is actually 25 degrees? Just ideas.........I haven't worked out the logistics.

I'm also curious why 25 degrees , which doesn't correspond to any common roof pitch.

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On a miter saw, the 25 degrees would be 65 degrees. 65 from the cut. 25 from the fence.

 

[zzyzzx]

I use a table saw to cut vinyl siding. I believe I could do a 25 degree angle on it just fine.

 

[Astro14]

If you're doing a lot of these cuts for the gable end - and you don't have a table saw - I would make a jig for a circular saw to make a quick, accurate cut.

 

[facility1]

or like a template.

 

[kenny91]

Just as the title says. What do I need? The most I’ve seen a miter saw go to is 30°. (60° from the cut; not the fence.)

I can cut the siding with snips. Just thinking about saving time.

For a 25-degree angle, you can make a simple wedge jig out of a scrap 2x4 to clamp against your miter saw fence. Cut the wedge at 15 degrees, place it against the fence, and then set your saw to 40 degrees. That combination will give you the sharp angle you need without relying entirely on snips.

 

[dlundblad]

Going to cheat and buy a used radial arm saw. Hoping to get this end finished up today, but I’ll have 5 more to go after this.

My darn Malco snips cracked 2 full stick of siding thus far.