How To Cut Corrugated Tin Roofing

Tin roofs are lightweight and soft by nature this is why cutting them manually with snips is a good option.

How to cut corrugated tin roofing.

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. Put on a pair of thick gloves and a welding mask. You should go slowly during this part of the process to avoid blemishing the metal or making any mistakes. Stabilize the tin roofing with your non dominant hand.

Push the power shear across the surface of the corrugated panel until you have cut the panel to length. Push your shears gradually. Snips are ideal for cutting any type of corrugated roofing especially for cutting softer metal like tin sheets. Place your corrugated metal on top of your work surface.

Use your power shears or alternate tool to carefully cut along the corrugated metal markings. Switch out your saw blade for any blade. You can use a sawing table or a set of sawhorses. 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.

Probably it s also the cheapest way for cutting corrugated tin roofing. Start your cuts place your metal sheets on your chosen cutting surface. Using a circular saw 1. Only specialty blades made for cutting tin.

While the blade guard will protect you from most of the sparks.