How To Cut Corrugated Tin Roofing

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.

How to cut corrugated tin roofing.

Put on a pair of thick gloves and a welding mask. Place your corrugated metal on top of your work surface. Push your shears gradually. Snips are ideal for cutting any type of corrugated roofing especially for cutting softer metal like tin sheets.

Using a circular saw 1. Stabilize the tin roofing with your non dominant hand. 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. Move forward and repeat.

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

Only specialty blades made for cutting tin. Place the tin snips around the bit of tin you want to cut and then squeeze down firmly. While the blade guard will protect you from most of the sparks. Switch out your saw blade for any blade.

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