How To Cut Slate Roof Tiles

Slate tiles usually arrive from the manufacturer pre cut to standard sizes.

How to cut slate roof tiles.

Tip 1 marking the tile edge. Tip 2 cutting your tile. 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. When you need smaller pieces to patch holes or line edges it only takes a few tools to.

It s much easier to draw and cut a straight line across the bottom side of the slate. Flip the slate over when manually cutting 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.

The result is a flaky layered stone. Watch jeff demonstrate cutting slate using the stortz 95 a slate cutter the 51 c genuine slate cutter and malco turbo shear. Slate is a metamorphic stone formed from layers of mud that have been compressed under tremendous amounts of heat and pressure. Tips on cutting slate tile.

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.