Cut two pieces of 1 2 inch thick plywood to 1 inch wide and 3 inches long.
Diy siding jig.
In this video i show how to build your own siding gauges for under 5.
Allow a 1 8 inch expansion gap between the pieces if the siding is air or kiln dried.
It is a cross cut jig that you will grow to love.
Vinyl siding cutting jig.
Do not nail through the overlaps.
A small jig using a piece of 1 8 inch thick material makes this chore easy.
Sand both faces of the board thoroughly with 150 grit paper.
For siding up to 6 inches wide use one nail one inch up from the overlap per bearing or stud.
Save a bunch of money by building this spe.
This jig will eliminate the need to drag a chop saw everywhere you go.
To make a more traditional shiplap joint simply cut one rabbet at 1 2 in.
For wider sidings use two nails.
If the joint is too loose the pins are too small so make the space between the blade and the peg bigger by sliding the jig along the fence moving the peg away.
Accommodates full length sidings and soffits.
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Lay a 1 by 3 piece of 1 2 inch thick plywood along the 3 inch wide end of the longer piece with the two.
Attach the riser boards to a large piece of plywood.
The real beauty of this jig is that it isn t just for vinyl siding.
A random orbital power sander is the best tool for the job.
Using a framing square check that the blade is 90 degrees to the tabletop and 90 degrees to the miter gauge sled.
Turn the jig.
The risers need to be taller than the profile of the material you re cutting.
Wide and the other at 3 4 in.
Clamp the board to your work surface with a c clamp and sand with a belt sander to remove any ridge where the tip of the table saw blade removed the wedge from your siding lumber.
Intended for utilization with a circular saw.
Measure the width of the hardieplank.
With the width the same on both sides of your board you can adjust the reveal between boards when you install the decorative shiplap siding.
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.
That way when you install the boards you re left with a 1 4 in.
Your jig will likely have to be fine tuned after its initial setup.
A friend of mine needs bevel siding so here we go on a new venture.
Homemade vinyl siding and soffit cutting jig constructed from lumber and steel.
