How To Cut Corrugated Tin Roofing

You can use a sawing table or a set of sawhorses.

How to cut corrugated tin roofing.

Place the tin snips around the bit of tin you want to cut and then squeeze down firmly. Right hand tin snips can be used to cut tin when the waste tin the tin you won t be using will be on the right side of the cutting line. Push your shears gradually. Switch out your saw blade for any blade.

You should go slowly during this part of the process to avoid blemishing the metal or making any mistakes. Put on a pair of thick gloves and a welding mask. Only specialty blades made for cutting tin. Move forward and repeat.

Place your corrugated metal on top of your work surface. If the power shear binds tilt the handle of the power shear forward toward the cutting blades to change the angle at which the blades meet the surface of the panel. While the blade guard will protect you from most of the sparks. While circular saws can be used to cut tin roofing it is not generally the best method of cutting if you are inexperienced in working with metal roofing.

Stabilize the tin roofing with your non dominant hand. Start your cuts place your metal sheets on your chosen cutting surface. Using a circular saw 1. Snips are ideal for cutting any type of corrugated roofing especially for cutting softer metal like tin sheets.

Push the power shear across the surface of the corrugated panel until you have cut the panel to length.