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Re: Tool Advice: Cutting Aluminum

There are 3 common causes of dull blades in my experience.

Cutting steel on a bandsaw that has a blade speed appropriate for wood/aluminum/plastic

Cutting thick stock with a fine toothed blade

Cutting thin stock with a very coarse blade.

You can get a stick of wax like lubricant that you touch to the blade prior to usage that helps blade life a bit as well.
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