jimgerken
Veteran Member
When Morton built my house they used a nibbler. The material they use is so called self healing therefore you shoudn't use circular saw. Shears or nibbler pulls the galvanizing material over the edge and seals it so it will not rust. Circular saw leaves it exposed. Well that is what the builder told me. I just went to the garage and checked few pieces of leftover sheet metal. No rust on the egge after five years of laying there.
This makes sense. Example: On my dog kennel outdoors, I used a few bolts and nuts that were just plated junk. After years of them attached to the galvanized stuff outdoors, the gavanization has covered them.