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SERIES: CUTTING AND TRIMMING TRIMMING OR CUTTING C-STUD PROFILES

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To trim a short piece of steel to length is a To cut a C-stud section, start by cutting an ...and makes it easy to access the flange and
straight forward ‘cut and peel’. Remember angle on the lip with either snip. This frees up finish the cut.
it’s the off-cut that gets peeled away as you material on the lip...
cut. Make sure you dispose of the off-cut
appropriately or better still, recycle it!

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Cut the other flange so both sides are cut. Once both flanges have been cut, bend This method also is useful for cutting ceiling
the piece back and forth until the section and roof battens.
snaps apart.

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To cut roof battens, cut in at an angle on the You now have access to each side of the As with the C-studs, the batten is easily
lip to free up the lip material. batten for easy cutting. snapped apart by folding it back and forth.

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SERIES: CUTTING AND TRIMMING TRIMMING OR CUTTING C-STUD PROFILES

Trimming or cutting For more instruction sheets visit

C-stud profiles (continued) truecore.com.au/tradies

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To mitre cut a roof batten, use a template With the lip material freed up you can finish Remember to dispose of the off-cut
or ruler to draw a guide. And like cutting off the cut. appropriately.
C-studs, cut in at an angle to free up the
lip material.

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