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Re: Tool Advice: Cutting Aluminum
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Originally Posted by Dale
Thanks for all the great feedback. We do have a vertical bandsaw so the miter saw or horz bandsaw would be mainly for cutting long sticks of aluminum down to size.
If we go the miter route I was considering going to a 10" sliding miter saw like this. That would let us use less expensive 10" blades (rather than our current 12") and replace them more often. Also, my hope is that since you are cutting backwards, sliding the blade back towards the fence, it would be less likely to thrown the work around. Thoughts?
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Other than marginally cheaper blades, what do you really gain from the sliding saw for the purpose you intend to use it for? I'd rather have the rigidity of a fixed-pivot 12" saw. I'd think you'd be more prone to damaging the blade on a sliding saw, as it's more difficult to control feed pressure (2 axes). As for blade life, if treated properly, they'll last. On 696, our Dewalt 12" is running the same carbide tipped wood blade that came with it when it was purchased in 2002.
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