There’s really no point buying the straight snips just get a left and right offset

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This tool can only cut a round hole. You'll need to contact Home Depot directly to see if they stock this.

Yes, it will cut Vinyl siding

When the M8 bolt is tightened down, it pulls the assembly tight. Essentially, the design of the CF-Tab/Gripperfix Rail assembly is such that when the bolt is tightened, it puts pressure on the interface between the two parts and squeezes them together. With this design there is no need for additional fasteners to lock the rail into place.

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If you are comfortable soldering zinc, I see no reason you couldn't do this.

The fascia on my house is a 1x8 backed by a 2x6, so I am getting full screw embedment. If all you have is a 1x fascia board, and have any kind of snow load, you should try to fasten through into the rafter tails, or use roof mount hangers (which of course require the roof to be removed and reinstalled after gutter installation). Also to note: Gutter systems are not designed to be the primary snow retention system on any structure. If you have snow loads that are heavy enough to potentially pull gutters off the structure, you should consider using some type of snow retention system on the roof to keep the snow load on the roof, and out of the gutters.

At the time the shingle roof was installed on our house (prior to our purchase) Georgia building code did not require a drip edge on shingle roof installations. When we reroof later this year, we will be adding drip edge to meet updated Georgia Building codes. That being said, due to the design of the brackets, they actually hold the gutter off the fascia, so water on the fascia is minimal. I should add: In the year and a half or so that we've had these gutters on the roof, we have yet to have had a rain even that caused the gutters to overflow. One of the inherent properties of half round gutters is that they flow much faster that flat bottom gutters, so if you have adequate slope, and adequate drainage, they aren't overflowing even when most flat bottom "K-style" gutters are. Another advantage is the shape of the downspout. Again, water flows (spirals) down a round tube much faster than a rectangular or square tube, and is much less likely to cavitate.

Painted gutters should generally be cut with a cold saw or hacksaw due to the possibility of hot metal particles embedding in the paint. This can lead to a discoloration of the paint when that tiny metal particle begins to rust.

The manufacturer's recommended slope for this gutter system is 1/16" to 1/8" per 3 feet of gutter. I leaned toward the higher end of the limit simply because of the amount of rainfall we can get here in Georgia in a single rain event.

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Nick, the only real disadvantage to offset snips is that the blades tend to be a good bit larger that traditional aviation snips, so if you are working it tight spaces, they might be a bit awkward.

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The "size" is the external diameter of the pipe. If you have a 3-1/2" pipe to cover, you should use our 4" version.

@@davidtrefzger4387 Thank you, I try to click put in cart, it wont allow me to do that, is that country restriction? Tks, Canada here

We do not restrict sales of this item to Canada

That tends to be a regional term. Folks in the northeastern US traditionally have called the soldering "coppers", while the term soldering "iron" is widely used in the rest of the US.

Thanks Matt! We're glad you found the video helpful.

Hey Freddy! We're happy to hear you found our video useful, but you've certainly raised a good point! While the video provides an in-depth explanation of the product, setup, how to cut sheet metal, and how to cut metal composite material, we understand everyone may not need all of the information provided. To help our viewers efficiently find information more relevant to their search, we've added a few timestamps to our description. Thanks for your feedback!

I think so too!

Because the tool is supported by the "drop", we've found that with lighter gauge sheet materials, it seems to work best to stop the cut just short of complete, then finish the cut with a pair of snips. Bear in mind that this tools was designed for the HVAC industry, where cosmetics are not as much a concern

No, problem Micah! We're glad you found the video useful.

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We now offer international shipping. Find the Malco HC1 Hole Cutter product and purchasing details, here: bit.ly/39DjHcc

Thanks for the feedback. We will pass this on to the technical team at S-5! for review and possible improvements to the part.

The particular model featured is the HC1 Gold Standard Cutter, which can be found here: www.rapidmaterials.com/product/hc1-gold-standard-hole-cutter-2/ We also offer a larger model, the HC2 Gold Standard Cutter, and can be found, here: www.rapidmaterials.com/product/hc2-gold-standard-hole-cutter-2/

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We're glad you enjoyed the video! The solar panels used in this particular video are custom made. They are non-functional and solely used for demo purposes.

The tools and video are from Germany. The tools is manufactured by Freund.

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Zinc usaully only requires pre-heating if the surface temperature is below 75-80 degrees. Lower than that and there is a risk of fracturing.