How To Cut Metal Roofing Sheets

Wipe the cut sheets.

How to cut metal roofing sheets.

Use your nondominant hand to hold the side of the metal. The metal must feed straight in and the blades must cut straight down. Do not force the blade through the tin or you may cause damage. Sick of paying for expensive and smelly cutting disks.

You could also use a circular saw to cut lots of sheets more quickly and a nibbler to create rounded cuts. Here s a better way. Always have the snips blades perpendicular to the metal sheet you are cutting. We prefer double cut shears instead of single cut shears.

Want to cut iron lengthwise. The double cut design leaves clean and smooth edges on both sides unlike the single cut shear and doesn t leave too much waste. It doesn t matter where the handles point it matters that the blades are perpendicular to the cut otherwise the metal will catch in the blades and you ll damage the metal and maybe your snips too. Once you are satisfied with your measurements and alignment start cutting the metal.

Another efficient way to cut corrugated metal sheets is by using electric shears. Use tin snips or shears to cut lengths by hand. Hold the side of the metal sheet and put your snips around the edge. Cut only one sheet at a time and position the exposed side of the tin down to prevent damaging the finish.

Make sure that they perfectly align with your measurements and remember that being even a tiny bit off can cause irreparable damage to your corrugated sheeting. The ideal tool to perfectly cut corrugated metal is power shears. The metal sheets used to form the roof need to be cut to fit your roof before you can install them but fortunately this is easy to do with a few different tools.