It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool.
How do you cut corrugated sheet metal.
Lay down the corrugated sheet metal on a worktable or any flat area.
Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade.
There are several ways to cut corrugated metal.
Use a circular saw to make long straight cuts in thicker sheets of metal.
Step 1 preparing the metal.
Use a pair of snips if you want to avoid power tools altogether and are working with thinner more flexible metal or need to make curved cuts.
Show you the fence i built and how it ensures you have a straight cut.
If the corrugated sheet metal is made of aluminum you can cut parallel to the ridges with a utility knife.
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.
You can also cut the sheet metal with a circular saw but this may cause the cut end to rust prematurely.
To cut across the ridges use tin snips.
After cutting grasp the edge and bend it once or twice to break it off.
Instead use an electric grinder with cutting wheels and.
However this metal can be tricky to cut because of its wavy shape.
Make sure your work area is wide so that you can move freely.
To cut straight lines use an electric saw.
Hot metal chips will fly.
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.
How to cut corrugated metal corrugated sheet metal can be used for numerous construction projects from tool sheds to garden sheds and offers plentiful advantages.
For thin sheets of metal you can use tin snips to cut through it.
In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter.
And using power tools such as a reciprocating saw or jigsaw may damage the metal and deform it.
How to cut a straight line on a corrugated metal roof piece with an angle grinder.
Then grip the saw with both hands and push the blade through the metal to cut it.
You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in.
