Cutting Corrugated Metal Panels

Set you corrugated metal flat on top of your.

Cutting corrugated metal panels.

How to cut corrugated metal youcantoo i had a project recently that required that i cut a bunch of metal roofing into panels. Cutting corrugated metal with anything producing heat can void the warranty by your manufactures and can make permanent damage to the metal sheets causing them to rust. Lay the piece of corrugated sheet metal on a flat surface and use a tape measure to determine where it needs to be cut. How to cut corrugated metal roof panels step 1.

Sick of paying for expensive and smelly cutting disks. To this point i have not had. Draw a line down the length or width of the sheet metal using a pencil to mark the cut line. Set the section that you re cutting over the edge of your work surface.

Planning is integral to every construction project and it s no different when cutting metal roofing. Loosen the nut on an angle grinder and remove it. Here s a better way. Attach a continuous diamond wheel to your angle grinder.

Set the combination square to the mark you placed on. Whether you use an angle grinder or a circular saw the heat damages the edges and the shower of hot sparks can destroy the protective coating and burns the paint finish. If you twist it the wheel may shatter and the debris will pose a potential threat. Want to cut iron lengthwise.

Plan and mark your cuts first off you need to plan your cuts before you do anything else. Place the corrugated metal sheet flat down on the surface with the underside facing up. Make sure you hold the grinder firmly and always check if the cutting wheel is running straight. Find the length that you need to cut it to and use the tape measure to relate this to the metal sheeting itself.

Jigsaws and metal cutting band saws are more work but can make most cuts in light to medium sheet metal. Stretch the tape measure along one edge of the corrugated panel and mark the length you need to cut the panel. Use a permanent marker to mark the point where you want to start cutting. Change the cutting wheel if it gets too small to cut through the corrugated sheet metal.

Place a corrugated metal roof panel flat on a sturdy work surface. Place the combination square precisely onto this mark. Tighten the grinder blade and put both. You can cut corrugated metal both parallel to the ridges as well as across the ridges.