How Do You Cut Plastic Corrugated Roofing Sheets

This will ensure a clean and even cut without any splinters.

How do you cut plastic corrugated roofing sheets.

If you hit a thick spot on the corrugated plastic roofing sheet you can use a band saw with a fine blade to finish cutting. Tailor your corrugated plastic cutting tools to the specific thickness of corrugated plastic you re cutting. Use your felt tipped pen to draw a straight line on the sheet. Lay the corrugated plastic roofing sheet on a flat work surface with the wavy ridges pointing toward you.

Use all safety precautions as provided by the manufacturer when using a band saw including wearing safety gear. Most panels come up to 32 feet 9 8 m in length. The vibrations of the saw make it wobble and the wobbling can bind the saw or force it off the cut line. Attach a carbide saw blade to a circular saw or multipurpose cutting tool.

You can cut corrugated plastic roofing with a circular saw and a carbide blade but you must secure it well before cutting. This material is difficult to cut and quickly dulls metal blades especially when cutting across the grain which is one of the advantages of using slice tools with our engineered ceramic blades to cut this material. Cut along the straight line you drew on the roofing sheet. Although thin sheets of corrugated plastic roofing can be cut with a utility knife thicker pieces require a power saw.

Cut the panels to the desired length.