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Originally Posted by Ben Piecuch
How about a metal blade on a table saw? To get the 3/4" slot you may need to rip it twice, but it should be fairly accurate. You can always plug the extrusion with some wood after the first cut to keep it straight and true. Metal blades aren't cheap, but neither are 5' travel horizontal mills...
Bengineer
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I myself would not enven dare to try to make that big of a rip cut with a table unless its a saw you have no desire to use again for its proper use of cutting wood. The table motors arnt made for the kind of force need to cut aluminum. I tried this before on a dewalt table saw and didnt end very pretty not only is it bad for the machine its dangerous. I was trying to cut a 1/8 sheet of aluminum on a table saw and the piece vibrated uncontrolably and didnt leave a good cut what so ever.