Cutting Corrugated Sheet Metal Circular Saw

Using a circular saw 1.

Cutting corrugated sheet metal circular saw.

After cutting grasp the edge and bend it once or twice to break it off. Todays toolsday video is all about cutting metal with a circular saw. You can now support our channel. Place your corrugated metal on top of your work surface.

If the corrugated sheet metal is made of aluminum you can cut parallel to the ridges with a utility knife. One of the main problems with using a wood cutting saw to cut through metal is the speed as most of these saws go well beyond the recommended speed for cutting metal. Otherwise you may end up overheating the metal and cause serious harm to yourself and your power tools. While the blade guard will protect you from most of the sparks.

Switch out your saw blade for any blade. I know there are probably many other me. I know there are other corrugated metal and circular saw videos out there but the ones i saw were a little rough and since i haven t made a video in a while i figured it d be a decent little. 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.

To cut across the ridges use tin snips. You can also cut the sheet metal with a circular saw but this may cause the cut end to rust prematurely. Not just any saw though specific metal saws. Put on a pair of thick gloves and a welding mask.