How To Cut Slate Roof Tiles

Tip 1 marking the tile edge.

How to cut slate roof tiles.

Your slate tile edges will need to be straight if they are to fit use a straightedge and narrow piece of ou have your straightedge aligned correctly use a slight pressure to draw a line on the tile. Not only does it show you the easiest way to cut slate but shows you some of the te. When you need smaller pieces to patch holes or line edges it only takes a few tools to. The result is a flaky layered stone.

Tip 2 cutting your tile. How to cut slate roof tiles. It s much easier to draw and cut a straight line across the bottom side of the slate. This video shows some common and not so common methods of cutting slate.

To minimize the amount of dust produced when you cut your slate soak the slate in water for a minute or two. Slate is a metamorphic stone formed from layers of mud that have been compressed under tremendous amounts of heat and pressure. When cutting slate manually with a hammer and chisel or a handheld slate cutter flip it over and cut along the flat underside of the tiles. Tips on cutting slate tile.

Watch jeff demonstrate cutting slate using the stortz 95 a slate cutter the 51 c genuine slate cutter and malco turbo shear.