"Terry Coombs" wrote in message
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Jim Wilkins wrote:
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John Doe prodded the keyboard

Will a finer tooth (more teeth) carbide tipped blade tend to
throw
the chips backwards the way they're supposed to go?

Other options for neatly cutting aluminum with a 10 inch miter
saw?

Thanks.

FWIW I use a 10" inch, 140 tooth HSS blade for cutting tube and a
10" inch, 80 tooth TCT blade for solid sections. I also use wax
lubricant to prevent blade grab in solids. People swear by WD40,
but it is no good for solids. It evaporates far too quickly to
do
any good.

I should also have said the blade speed is important too ! My cut
off
saw runs at 2800 rpm. Most universal motor machines run far too
fast.

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Best Regards:
Baron.

The table saw I used to cut aluminum on runs at about motor speed,
~1800RPM.
-jsw

Take another look Jim . Most table saw motors run at 3450 .

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Snag

This saw is a homebrew kluge meant to saw corrugated metal roofing
freehand with an abrasive disk. The blade is slow and the belt
tensioner is weak because I expect the disk to jam.
-jsw