[sdiy] Cut Aluminum

[Ken Stone]

A hacksaw can be used. You need to cut at a slight angle from the flat, not
from the edge, if you want a straight cut. Your blade should be perhaps 5
degrees from the surface of the panel. I have done many panels this way.

Ken

>Does anyone cut their own aluminum panels?  I used to get them all cut
>where I get the metal, and they used to chop it up into several sized
>panels that I specified.   I'd be able to get 4 or 5 each of several
>different panel sizes for about $30.  Now all of a sudden they want to
>charge me something like $10 per cut!   
>I can still get a sheet of aluminum inexpensively.  They use a big metal
>brake at the shop.  I'm not sure how I'd cut it at home.  I don't own a
>band saw (don't even know if that would work).
>I've mostly got hand tools.  Circular saws, jig saw, dremmel, etc.  I'd
>buy a tool, if it will cost less than the couple of hundred dollars the
>place wants to cut my panels.
>
>thanks
>
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