How To Cut Roofing Slate Stone

Use a hammer to alternately tap each wedge into the hole.

How to cut roofing slate stone. To cut slate you need a diamond tipped cutting wheel for your grinder. Real or simulated roofing slate shake. How to cut stone with a hand tracer. Not only does it show you the easiest way to cut slate but shows you some of the te.

Squeeze the handles together and cut the slate. Hold the handles with both hands and squeeze to start cutting the slate. Ensure that the drill bit is not angled at all. Cut pieces of slate with a hammer and chisel by chiseling a line across the face of the stone where you want to cut it.

Tip 1 marking the tile edge 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. Turn on the dremel rotary tool and lower the tip of the bit at the start of the design lines and guide the tip along each of the lines. Begin by using an electric rotary hammer and masonry bit to drill holes spaced 4 inches apart across the stone face. Because slate is layered it s difficult to draw an accurate straight line on it.

Cold applied monolithic roofing. Tip 2 cutting your tile use a bench saw or circular saw with a masonry blade to cut your tile. Position the drill bit tip onto the slate at your mark. Continue to lightly tap each wedge until the stone cracks in two.

Watch jeff demonstrate cutting slate using the stortz 95 a slate cutter the 51 c genuine slate cutter and malco turbo shear. Excess slate will fall to the side. Allow the tool to cut into the slate applying just enough pressure to keep the bit in place against the slate. This video shows some common and not so common methods of cutting slate.

Customize pieces with a hammer and chisel. Insert a steel wedge and pair of steel feathers shims into each hole. Continue to cut down the line as straight as you can. You ll have to apply a moderate amount of pressure on both handles but the blades should be sharp enough to cut all the way through.

Start the drill and use firm pressure to penetrate through the slate simultaneously pouring water onto the bit to keep it cool and keep the slate from cracking.