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.
Mitre saw to cut gutter.
Using a miter saw will often leave a cleaner cut than those made by hand with a hack saw for example.
A miter saw will allow you to cut quickly through the walls of the pvc pipe no matter what size of pipe you will be working with.
Grab one side of the gutter and lower the saw slowly to the gutter.
Measure the cut laying your gutter on the workbench measure off the amount of gutter you want to cut and mark it with a pencil.
Making an outside gutter miter.
You ll thank me later.
Fit the miter saw with a carbide tipped finish blade for cutting through metal but this is the fastest and most efficient tool for cutting through any type of gutter material.
This is a quick video showing how i cut some aluminum angle strips with a dewalt dw713 compound miter saw.
Miter saws are the most common tool used for cutting gutters especially metal and plastic gutters.
It can handle larger pipe diameters that a hand cutter might struggle with.
Cut all the way through at a consistent speed.