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In Reply to: RE: It'll work just fine, provided that the motor on the shaper has enough torque. posted by yotacowboy on August 20, 2007 at 05:42:50:
At a naval shipyard we often used a regular table saw with a carbide blade and a dry cut to cut aluminum angles lengthwise, with little issues. The key is a slow steady feed, making sure you don't jam the aluminum stock into the blades.
We used to also use a 3 inch hand held circular saw made by the Quackenbush company which generated something like 1/2 HP and an unbelievable RPM. We used that one shipboard to rip through sheet aluminum up to 1/2 inch thick (you could go thicker but the blade was a bit too small in diameter). That was one hell of a tool, and using it scared the c**p out of me. I always had to go to the restroom afterwards. It did make beautiful cuts once you got used to it, but it maimed a hell of a lot of users!
All these tools were used dry, BTW.
Stu
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- RE: It'll work just fine, provided that the motor on the shaper has enough torque. - unclestu52 12:25:52 08/20/07 (1)
- Have done similar stuff - Ed Sawyer 16:36:12 08/20/07 (0)
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