How To Cut Corrugated Tin Roofing

You should go slowly during this part of the process to avoid blemishing the metal or making any mistakes.

How to cut corrugated tin roofing.

Place the tin snips around the bit of tin you want to cut and then squeeze down firmly. Use your power shears or alternate tool to carefully cut along the corrugated metal markings. You can use a sawing table or a set of sawhorses. Using a circular saw 1.

Probably it s also the cheapest way for cutting corrugated tin roofing. Push the power shear across the surface of the corrugated panel until you have cut the panel to length. 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. Place your corrugated metal on top of your work surface.

Stabilize the tin roofing with your non dominant hand. Put on a pair of thick gloves and a welding mask. While the blade guard will protect you from most of the sparks. Tin roofs are lightweight and soft by nature this is why cutting them manually with snips is a good option.

Move forward and repeat. Start your cuts place your metal sheets on your chosen cutting surface. 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. Snips are ideal for cutting any type of corrugated roofing especially for cutting softer metal like tin sheets.

Push your shears gradually.