SV: [sdiy] Cut Aluminum

[karl dalen]

--- Scott <Scott at scottwick.com> skrev:

> 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! 

If they are doing that they are trying to put their genitalia up your
brown waste hole, mildly speaking! 10 dollars per cut Outrageous, go
to another place!  
  
> 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).

Bandsaw works very well, i have cut 5mm blocks with one as well as 2,5mm
aluminium panels, just make sure feeding the sheet slowly,don't rush it.

> 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.

You can even cut soft to medium hard aluminium with circular saws,
just make sure it has many teeths 40 or more preferably 80, it even
cut large balks.

KD


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