Bosch 21 teeth bi metal t shank jig saw blade set for cutting 10 16 gauge sheet metal and thin metals 3 pack model t121af3 view the jigsaw blades collection 8 97 8 97.
Jigsaw blades that cut tin roof.
Your jigsaw should also have a variable speed setting which is ideal for metal you will want to select a low medium speed setting.
It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool.
Long blade stroke will get you through a job faster than using a saw with a 1 2 in.
Jigsaws with this feature have dialed settings that change the pitch of the blade from straight up and down for metal cutting to angled forward for aggressively cutting wood.
If you did not have experience in working with metal roofing you should stay away from using it.
You will need a powerful jigsaw and even more so if you are working with heavy gauge corrugated metal.
Hot metal chips will fly.
You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in.
You must use only a specialty blade designed for cutting sheet metal.
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A note on jigsaw types.
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There are two types.
Metal cutting saw blades.
In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter.
Using a jigsaw that delivers a 1 in.
You can use a circular saw to cut tin roofing but it is not the best method for cutting metal sheet.
Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade.
How to cut sheet steel using a jigsaw with a metal cutting blade.
Cut metal with your circular saw.
The things you need to cut corrugated metal with a jigsaw.
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Metal roofing with ribs cuts easier from the back side the down side when screwed to the roof.
Inexpensive steel tooth blades and carbide tooth blades.
Now you can mount the blade in the saw and cut the roofing metal but you are only removing 1 16 of an inch a much thinner and easier cut.
I use pencil lines pop lines are too fuzzy.