Slate Roof Tile Cutter

Will make straight as well as concave and convex cuts leaving a professional chamfered edge.

Slate roof tile cutter.

Utilizing a chisel and hammer 1. Score the slate along. The tough heat treated blade is removable and can. Use a chisel and hammer when cutting through thin slate.

If you are cutting a number of slates or would like a more accurate cut you can choose a slate guillotine instead which will cut the slate in a single action. Ajc slate roof cutter. This slate roofing tool does what no other cutter can it is straight convex and concave. Hardcover full color 374 pages nearly 800 illustrations.

Our composite roofing products last longer are far more durable and much more aesthetically and architecturally pleasing than asphalt shingles concrete tiles or slate shake and clay tiles. Stortz slate tile cutter make sure this fits by entering your model number. Our slate cutter cuts slates up to 5 16 thick. 51 p genuine slate cutter punch 18 00 freund master slate cutter 145 00 edma hand slate cutter repair kit 10 00 power slate cutter 1 2 max.

Lay the tile face down on the edge of a flat sturdy surface such as a table or a work bench so the scored line is. Adept at cutting smaller pieces to be fitted around chimney or valley of roof. Get the straightedge that you used to mark your line and place it. It is also contractor quality at 4 5lbs.

When you need to replace a broken slate tile you can use a slate cutter with hole punch to ensure the slate is cut to the right size and has a hole to hang on the roof. 105 00 115 00. We sell the roofing slate cutters at the slate roof warehouse. Brava composite tile is the best alternative to traditional spanish clay tile natural slate and cedar shake roofing.

The way that slate is formed however makes it nearly impossible to use anything except a tile saw either a wet saw or a dry angle grinder with a tile cutting blade. The chisel and hammer method may not be the most accurate. 3rd edition published june 2016. The nail punch is made from hardened tool steel and the blade is made from alloy steel.

The third edition of the book reflects more than a decade of additional experience being passed on to the reader by the man who is arguably the foremost expert on slate roofs in the united states today. This book won 10 book awards. Chop the slate along the scored line with a mason s trowel.