Cutting the panel material

[Tony Clark]

> Has anyone done, or considered doing, this?  To cut the
> aluminum, I thought I'd try putting a metal-cutting blade
> on my table saw.  That way I could get nice square cuts.

   If you can, you might want to find a way to slow down the speed of the 
saw.  Cutting metal is tricky and tends to work better with a low speed 
cutting tool, especially aluminum which is softer and has a lower melting 
point than other materials.  Too high friction heat will cause the 
aluminum to "burn".  A good speed would be around 200-300 RPMs.

   Tony

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