How To Cut Slate Roof Tiles

Watch jeff demonstrate cutting slate using the stortz 95 a slate cutter the 51 c genuine slate cutter and malco turbo shear.

How to cut slate roof tiles.

When you need smaller pieces to patch holes or line edges it only takes a few tools to. Not only does it show you the easiest way to cut slate but shows you some of the te. Tip 1 marking the tile edge. Your slate tile edges will need to be straight if they are to fit use a straightedge and narrow piece of ou have your straightedge aligned correctly use a slight pressure to draw a line on the tile.

This video shows some common and not so common methods of cutting slate. Tip 2 cutting your tile. How to cut slate roof tiles. It s much easier to draw and cut a straight line across the bottom side of the slate.

When cutting slate manually with a hammer and chisel or a handheld slate cutter flip it over and cut along the flat underside of the tiles. To minimize the amount of dust produced when you cut your slate soak the slate in water for a minute or two. Tips on cutting slate tile. The result is a flaky layered stone.

Slate is a metamorphic stone formed from layers of mud that have been compressed under tremendous amounts of heat and pressure.