Table Saws and aluminum

[David Halliday (Volt Computer)]

How about taking it to a local fine arts school - maybe trade doing
sound for a show for their cutting it.

Most metal shops will have a large shear capable of cutting 1/8 stock
with ease and school shops are always looking for "interesting"
projects.  They may even have an Anodizing tank and/or facilities for
silk screen printing...

Also, check any sources for industrial surplus.  I am lucky in that I
have Boeing Aircraft's surplus store about 40 miles from home but there
should be places in Philadelphia which sell sheet metal.   $125 is new
and you should be able to get about the same quantity ( albeit in
odd-shaped chunks ) for much much less...

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Bob Zimmer [SMTP:bzimmer at voicenet.com]
> Sent:	Wednesday, July 09, 1997 5:47 AM
> To:	synth-diy at horus.sara.nl
> Subject:	Table Saws and aluminum
> 
> I've found a local distributor who will sell a 4'x4' sheet of 1/8"
> aluminum, mill finish, for about $125.
> 
> What I'm wondering is, in order to cut this into small panels, can
> some
> kind of special blade be put into a table saw to cut it down?
> 
> I asked at the local Sears store in the hardware department and they
> only
> had two options, one a 7 1/4" blade for a power saw and the other a
> 14"
> blade for a cutoff saw.  My table saw takes a 10" blade!  The 7 1/4"
> one
> had a note on it that it is NOT for use in table saws!
> 
> I could probably do it with a power saw (have to buy one first!), but
> it
> would require careful measurements and straping down guides!  It would
> also
> be hard to cut 2" pieces!
> 
> 
> Any ideas???
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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