"Mark Mossberg" wrote in message
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Eddie

4 tooth "skip" as wide as the machine can take for a horizontal would work
good. You might want to think about mist coolant where the blade enters
the
stock.


Mark

Yeah, what Mark said. Aluminum, regardless of the grade, saws quite easily.
As long as you can keep three teeth or more in the cut, you can get away
with a large tooth configuration. It's really a good idea to use a skip
tooth blade instead of a conventional 4 tooth blade because the tooth depth
is much more shallow, yet still provides proper chip clearance. On small
saws such as yours, that means greater blade stability because the skip
tooth is much shallower. Do try to keep the cut lubricated, aluminum,
especially in soft condition, likes to stick to the teeth somewhat. If
you don't mind the mess (and smell), kerosene works very well. Even brush
applied occasionally makes a huge difference.

Don't worry about blade speed, just throw your top speed at it. You'll be
woefully under speed for aluminum. You may not have enough power to run it
that fast if you have a very small fractional HP motor, however. The skip
tooth blades cut very fast.

Good luck!

Harold