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Originally Posted by EricVanWyk
As I said before, PLEASE do not do this. You WILL destroy the band saw. I have done it before.
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At my house, I have a Ryobi vertical band saw, which is about as much of a "wood band saw" as you can get. Home Depot didn't even sell any blades for it to cut aluminum, but after searching around other local stores (and eventually finding some at Lowe's), I switched out the wood blade for a metal-cutting blade. Since then, I've never had any problems with cutting aluminum or steel.
As long as you lave a blade with enough teeth per inch to sufficiently cut aluminum (or steel), you can use any band saw.