Table Saws and aluminum

[Saul Stokes]

On Wed, 9 Jul 1997, Bob Zimmer wrote:

> 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?

Possible but tough.  Have you called any local machine shops? They might 
have one of those big sheetmetal cutters (I fortunately have one 
available at my college).  Sometimes if places like this are cool they'll 
cut it for free and you might even be able to get scraps from them. On 
that note, you could call a university.  Tech departments have all the 
equipment and tons of scrap usually. I find all my aluminum in the 
recycle bins behind the Tech department here. Good luck.

> 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!


EAR PLUGS!

saul