Cutting Aluminum- some tricks!!
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We have a drip line next to the wood blade (big teeth) on our band saw and we saw 1/2" aluminum all the time and we use WD40 to feed the line. works like a champ. Just wear your eye protection, feed slow and keep your damn fingers away from the blade!
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One place I worked had a sort of miter saw that was designed just for cutting aluminum. It too used a carbide tiped blade but it was about 18-20" in diameter. To keep the aluminum from sticking to the blade we used a special wax or waxy grease. It was in stick form and we'd apply it before each cut.
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$3.50 to $4.50 a pound is more like normal aluminum prices unless you have a volume contract.
Scrap is definitely your best bet, so figure up your minimum individual sizes instead of a single block .
Can you use Merc cast iron spacers?
I've got 4.
Scrap is definitely your best bet, so figure up your minimum individual sizes instead of a single block .
Can you use Merc cast iron spacers?
I've got 4.