Cutting Aluminum Extrusion With A Chop Saw

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Cutting aluminum extrusion with a chop saw.

Evolution power tools evosaw380 15 inch saw. And safe operation without sparks heat or burr. For circular saws cutting 80 20 aluminum t slot extrusions is a little more tricky. This design helps in cutting metal pipes and sheets.

Types of circular saw blades for cutting aluminum. It is ideal for thinner sheets up to 11 gauge. Best saw for cutting aluminum extrusion image score link. Slugger by fein mccs14 metal cutting saw.

You can t cut through thick blocks of metal with this one however. First make sure the base plate is parallel to your blade if you are going to use it to line up the cut. This is a quick video showing how i cut some aluminum angle strips with a dewalt dw713 compound miter saw. I cut a lot of aluminum extrusions much like these.

Evolution power tools r185ccs circular saw. These machines provide straight burr free cuts. The scotchman non ferrous series of cold saws provides the cleanest cuts in solid or extruded aluminum. The dimensions of my extrusion are around 4 5 x 1 25 with 1 8 thick walls.

Now the tricky part is getting the blade through the aluminum without tilting the. Metal cutting blade this type of blade has smaller teeth separated by sturdy slots. I usually cut them. There are two main types.

Mk morse csm7nxtb cutting saw. This video illustrates cutting an openbuilds c beam aluminum extrusion on a dewalt miter saw using a 12 inch 96 tooth triple chip grind non ferrous metal. I used a non ferrous metal cutting blade that i go.