Cutting Corrugated Plastic Sheeting

Brace the metal by applying pressure with your nondominant hand holding it at least 2 feet 0 61 m away from your saw.

Cutting corrugated plastic sheeting.

Use all safety precautions as provided by the manufacturer when using a band saw including wearing safety gear. How to cut corrugated plastic sheets. Polycarbonate sheets are easily cut to the correct size for your greenhouse project. This is the best clean way to diy cut.

Mark a cut line along the right and left sides and along the middle of the sheet using a. Brace the corrugated metal with your nondominant hand and start to cut. Corrugated plastic sheets can be difficult to cut without the right tools. Once the structure is prepared to start by measuring the sheet for the appropriate size of the.

This feature is not available right now. Before cutting the corrugated plastic sheets you must have your structure. 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. Place the sheet over the edge of the flat surface so that the line you marked is about an inch from the edge.

Press the base plate of your saw against an edge where you want to start cutting. Using an alternative cutting method. Step 1 prepare the structure for cutting. Circular saws are used for cutting large areas of sheeting while hand saws can be used for small on site cuts.

While our safe to the touch blades protect you from accidental lacerations they re as sharp as they need to be to cut corrugated plastic sheets either with or against the grain. How to cut corrugated plastic roofing step 1. Place the piece of corrugated roofing you re going to cut on a flat surface and measure the length or width you. Measure the length you need to cut starting at one end of the corrugated plastic roofing sheet.

Published on apr 13 2017. Please try again later. Step 2 mark and measure.