How To Cut Insulation Easy with Simple Tools

[@antoniohinojos3808]

Thanks for the tip, looking around here and thinking the large aluminum mortar level will work great. Long, straight and flat, we’ll see how it goes.

[@blatzor3720]

Thanks for the tips! I’m starting a job cutting and installing insulation. Honestly didn’t have a clue on the proper way to cut it.

[@TinkeringNerd]

Thank you for watching!

[@YerBrwnDogAteMyRabit]

You got a sub with this. GREAT idea. I especially appreciate the angle-iron thought and diagram. I have a piece of angle iron handy.. I was gonna grab 2 2x4's, put a hinge between them and make a "compressor", but this is WAY quicker to get going. Great job!

[@TinkeringNerd]

Thank you. I’m glad my little tutorial is of use to people. Cheers

[@WillyTheRat]

The angle iron tip is brilliant.

[@TinkeringNerd]

Thank you very much

[@susancocking2348]

Thanks for sharing its a big help stay safe 🙏

[@donotrobme9295]

And use as many blades as necessary. As soon as it starts catching switch it out asap

[@TinkeringNerd]

Thank you for watching and for your comment.

[@jaynej9924]

Thanks for the tip. I just managed to do a very good job using this method on wool insulation using an angle iron. I’m sure it saved me time and blisters.

[@TinkeringNerd]

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[@Jay_Flippen]

1:24 A sizable drywall trowel works well, too, and you don't need to apply as much pressure on the insulation since it is a fine metal edge.

[@Jay_Flippen]

And if you don't have what this guy used, a large trowel, or a suitable piece of lumber, you can always use a baking sheet. Otherwise you might be forced to make a slightly imperfect cut which would greatly increase the chance of a contractor or worker stumbling upon some insulation with an end that is not perfectly square about 15 to 50 years from now. This is not acceptable.

[@TinkeringNerd]

Yes! Thank you! Lol

[@Scxe]

I recognize that tape measure. I believe I have the exact model.

[@TinkeringNerd]

I like this tape.

[@mcildaftie]

Thank you very much! Very helpful 🥳

[@TinkeringNerd]

Thank you for watching

[@vogelmotors7503]

I was taught to cut it like that 40 years ago

[@TinkeringNerd]

This method really works.

[@eki63595]

Thank you sir!

[@TinkeringNerd]

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[@alexmelnychuk789]

What do you use to cut the metal supports?

[@TinkeringNerd]

Which metal supports?

[@paulp6397]

Is that drawing to scale?

[@TinkeringNerd]

You mean the chicken scratch of a drawing I showed in the video? Well, probably not to scale, but close enough, I guess. Cheers

[@jeankagian1505]

Thanks!

[@TinkeringNerd]

Thank you for watching!

[@newjerseydiesel8962]

So how did you go about cutting it prior to this lol

[@TinkeringNerd]

I was using breakaway knives, cutting from the backing side.. it was always a mess.. lol

[@cavsomecadence6117]

Thanks

[@TinkeringNerd]

Thank you for watching

[@dontknow6754]

Use a knife that doesn't have a seat belt cutter works better

[@Subsonic-cd2en]

What do you mean you "might not be the first one to think of this". This is literally the way everyone cuts fiberglass insulation. Like... everyone.

[@TinkeringNerd]

Not every everyone! Certainly, after figuring this out, I’m one more guy to do it this way.
Thanks for watching!

[@ilikerealmaplesyrup]

or you can use a machete

[@TinkeringNerd]

Or a band saw. Why not? :)

[@johncervantes4372]

First of all he doing it wrong lol he supposed to cut the paper not the brown part to be easier to cut not how he’s doing it lol 💀😂

[@TinkeringNerd]

The paper will start tearing from the expanding “brown part” from under the blade.

[@shadowhawk3790]

John is clearly not an insulator 😂😂😂