How To Cut A Steel Entry Door 

When I was watching this the first time I actually put my hands forward to support the piece being cut off as you neared the end of the cut... see, you have me totally captivated. LOL

The first half of the ru-vid.comUgkx3ICSK6nSknaL_45CU2NmFSoXjarGMDiJ book is everything about wood: types, tools, finishes, setting up shop etc. The second half is all about doing projects for inside and outside of the home. The color pictures are helpful. After reading a dozen of these types of books, this is probably the best overall (layout, color photos, plans). Only detraction is that many of the projects use a table saw/router/planer, which are usually expensive and take up space, so the plans are less friendly to newcomers and the budget conscious. But I know I can use a drill, circular saw or a jigsaw to make the projects.

John just Googled how to cut a metal door and you were top of the list video makes it look easy liked turn it over for second cut Thank you

Thank you for sharing your knowledge! I have to cut a steel door to fit a custom back door opening, I was worried for nothing thanks to your video.

Certainly no arguing with a good steel cutting blade. I've had to cut a steel door off and only had a nice fine tooth carbide, yep, it did work, but the blade is pretty much sacrificial. Great tip, John.

This worked like a charm. I used my Ryobi +18v small saw with a high tooth carbide blade. Setup a guide fence, cut halfway through each time and the job I've put off for a year is done. I can see that a wrap around sweep at the bottom would be a good finish but it''s solid foam inside so there's no weakness in the door. Subscribed.

Perfect timing. I have a metal door that needs trimming. Thanks.

Thanks John

I like the way this guy makes videos.

Thanks for the video.

Great vid, thank you.

Some deja vu going on here

Thank you! 😊

Very timely, I have a steel door that I need to cut shorter. :)

Thanks for sharing ! (Again)

I just used an old carbide tipped blade ( it already had a few teeth missing ) and it worked great.

I do this for a living but commercial steel doors. I dont flip I do it all in one cut. Good video

This is not a commercial door, which, when cut would be re-cored and welded. On this type of door I suspect the "J " shaped edge of the steel skin not only held the skin tight to the wood bottom rail, but also added rigidity across the width of the door bottom. Now that you've cut it off, I think you've significantly increased the probability that the door skin will tend to delaminate, especially if not used gently, and if the (paint?) coating along the seam isn't maintained.

Once the cut is made, and the factory sweep assembly is cut, how would you suggest finishing the bottom of the door before installing an aftermarket capped-over adjustable sweep/weatherstripping?

What brand is that blade? Or do you have one you'd recommend for this project?

Wow!

I would also like to see how you would do a narrowing of this door. Depending on the amount of such a cut, it may require taking off the skin, shortening some of the boards inside, and putting it all back together when a mere slicing off of one side is not possible or would render the door unhingeable.

When you cut those steel door does it starts to rust where you cut it?

Can metal doors be cut along the sides of it’s too wide?

Why not do both sides first and then line up the jig with holes at each end? No measuring needed.

My bedroom door is holo , I want to replace steel entry door to make hard for breaking, but will have to cut , for carpet. Can I cut ? Your suggestion? Thanks

It's funny how all of us have a metal door to cut down. I want to trim the door to the garage and raise the threshold so I can fit a rug to cut down on gunk that gets tracked into the house. Maybe now I will stop procrastinating... ...maybe...

I only have a 5.5" Circular saw and I haven't been about to find steel cutting blades for it so I brought a 100 tooth blade wood blade would that get the job done?

Good video. Any idea how much width I can cut off? Is 2 inches too much? Suggestions?

Are there minimum saw specifications required to perform this cut? My DeWalt 18V DC390 documentation says it is not for cutting ferrous metals.

Great video. What was the "sealer" used at the end? Any explaination on that process would be appreciated. Thanks.

Hi, normally how thick is the wood frame at the bottom of a french steel door? I would like to install a cat door at the very bottom without compromising the integrity of the door frame. Thank you.

Hello what is enought teeth for the cobalt blade or what blade is meant to cut steel?

What gun was that at the end ?

Can I cut an exterior metal door into a Dutch door?

Sorry, I am a long time viewer of yours

What was your purpose of only cutting halfway on each side instead of all the way through with the first cut?

Oooh, nifty lettering

Is it really necessary to cut halfway with two cuts instead of all the way through the door with one cut?

Now you have deal with the threshold, or move the hinges. I would cut the top.

how do you dismantle the skins from the door assembly? i d like to remove the plastic poly core and refill one with cement and kevlar . i want it bullet proof.

Thanks for breaking these down into multiple videos. Also what is the name of the song from your outro? I was taught to play it as a child but don't know it's name.

Would a grinder work?

How many teeth in the blade,where can i get it.

if your locks align as they should with the existing door jam, its better to cut off the top.

Why set up the fence twice and not just cut it once?

That look like wood to me

Waiting for the troll-it-alls to show up here and froth over how you've compromised the whole shop - heck, the whole neighborhood! - by trimming the door.

Rishy

Why flip the door rather than just lower the blade and make the second cut?

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Really milking that door job for quite a few videos. ;)