What's the best tool/blade/technique for cutting an aluminum picture frame molding to size. I have a 12" chop saw, table saw, hack saw?.
Thanks for the help.
Bill
Thanks for the help.
Bill
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So little time, so much wood! -
The BEST way is to equip your miter saw with a non-ferrous blade specially made for cutting brass, aluminum, or other soft metal/non-steel
like this: http://www.amazon.com/Freud-TK706-10.../dp/B00006407O, TCG, negative hook angle.
Then cut it on your 10-inch miter saw.
I see you have a 12-inch saw, well, I imagine they have bigger blades.
The compromise is to use your normal woodworking blade if you are not doing too many. Aluminum might be hard on a very beveled tip Hi-ATB blade like the ones for cutting laminates. but shouldn't be too hard for a couple of cuts with a normal all purpose WW blade. You can even use a table saw if you have a good miter fence and good dust collection to keep metal particles out of the inner saw workings.Last edited by LCHIEN; 07-28-2007, 10:55 AM.
Loring in Katy, TX USA
If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
BT3 FAQ - https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/di...sked-questions -
Too bad you don't have a band saw...
If you're not making a lot of cuts, you could get good results using a hack saw and a miter box.Comment
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