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Circular saw blade for cutting aluminum?
As suggested long ago, a carbide tipped saw blade cuts neatly through
aluminum. But the ~40 teeth stock blade on my miter saw throws aluminum chips everywhere. I've tried some modifications to catch the aluminum chips but none work very well. As mentioned, I tried using a DeWalt cutoff wheel but apparently that doesn't work for cutting aluminum. 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. |
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Circular saw blade for cutting aluminum?
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As suggested long ago, a carbide tipped saw blade cuts neatly through aluminum. But the ~40 teeth stock blade on my miter saw throws aluminum chips everywhere. I've tried some modifications to catch the aluminum chips but none work very well. As mentioned, I tried using a DeWalt cutoff wheel but apparently that doesn't work for cutting aluminum. 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. -- Best Regards: Baron. |
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Circular saw blade for cutting aluminum?
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... As suggested long ago, a carbide tipped saw blade cuts neatly through aluminum. But the ~40 teeth stock blade on my miter saw throws aluminum chips everywhere. I've tried some modifications to catch the aluminum chips but none work very well. As mentioned, I tried using a DeWalt cutoff wheel but apparently that doesn't work for cutting aluminum. 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. A do not use my miter saw for this, although I can see the appeal. I found the miter saw tended to fill up gaps and chip weld more than my table saw for some reason. I found the table saw works ok with a 60T and lots of cutting oil on the blade and the work piece. I never found a good way to contain the chips. I wear a shop apron and a full face shield when cutting. |
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"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
... "John Doe" wrote in message ... As suggested long ago, a carbide tipped saw blade cuts neatly through aluminum. But the ~40 teeth stock blade on my miter saw throws aluminum chips everywhere. I've tried some modifications to catch the aluminum chips but none work very well. As mentioned, I tried using a DeWalt cutoff wheel but apparently that doesn't work for cutting aluminum. 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. A do not use my miter saw for this, although I can see the appeal. I found the miter saw tended to fill up gaps and chip weld more than my table saw for some reason. I found the table saw works ok with a 60T and lots of cutting oil on the blade and the work piece. I never found a good way to contain the chips. I wear a shop apron and a full face shield when cutting. FWIW, I use a 4" x 6" horizontal bandsaw for almost all cutting that can fit it, wood and metal. I don't have a miter saw and haven't cut on the table saw in years. The last wood the bandsaw cut was 6" landscaping timbers and PT 2x6's and decking. |
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On Tue, 25 Nov 2014 16:59:32 -0500, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote: "Bob La Londe" wrote in message ... "John Doe" wrote in message ... As suggested long ago, a carbide tipped saw blade cuts neatly through aluminum. But the ~40 teeth stock blade on my miter saw throws aluminum chips everywhere. I've tried some modifications to catch the aluminum chips but none work very well. As mentioned, I tried using a DeWalt cutoff wheel but apparently that doesn't work for cutting aluminum. 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. A do not use my miter saw for this, although I can see the appeal. I found the miter saw tended to fill up gaps and chip weld more than my table saw for some reason. I found the table saw works ok with a 60T and lots of cutting oil on the blade and the work piece. I never found a good way to contain the chips. I wear a shop apron and a full face shield when cutting. FWIW, I use a 4" x 6" horizontal bandsaw for almost all cutting that can fit it, wood and metal. I don't have a miter saw and haven't cut on the table saw in years. The last wood the bandsaw cut was 6" landscaping timbers and PT 2x6's and decking. My wildest cut was with the bandsaw vertical and clamped to the bench, a narrow wood blade, and an impromptu center of a longer than normal bolt sticking up from the bottom side of my 1/2" steel workbench. We stuck my son's 36" diameter 3" thick oak tabletop on the bolt and slowly turned it into the bandsaw to cut off the waste from the glue-up. Worked fine. Pete Keillor |
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Circular saw blade for cutting aluminum?
On 11/25/2014 2:11 PM, John Doe wrote:
As suggested long ago, a carbide tipped saw blade cuts neatly through aluminum. But the ~40 teeth stock blade on my miter saw throws aluminum chips everywhere. I've tried some modifications to catch the aluminum chips but none work very well. As mentioned, I tried using a DeWalt cutoff wheel but apparently that doesn't work for cutting aluminum. 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. Nope. All that will do is throw smaller slivers everywhere. That's from experience. Sorry. |
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John Doe fired this volley in news:m52noq
: Other options for neatly cutting aluminum with a 10 inch miter saw? Thanks. The most important tools for circular saw cutting of aluminum a 1) Head-to-knee body cover including long sleeves banded shut at the wrists, 2) Full-wrap eye protection, 3) Hearing protection, 4) a full head/neck wrap with a billed cap over that. For preventing "throwing chips everywhere", prayer and standing to one side of the cut line (which you should do anyway) help the most. Lloyd |
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Circular saw blade for cutting aluminum?
On Tue, 25 Nov 2014 20:11:07 +0000 (UTC), John Doe
wrote: As suggested long ago, a carbide tipped saw blade cuts neatly through aluminum. But the ~40 teeth stock blade on my miter saw throws aluminum chips everywhere. I've tried some modifications to catch the aluminum chips but none work very well. As mentioned, I tried using a DeWalt cutoff wheel but apparently that doesn't work for cutting aluminum. 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. The finer the teeth the better. Makes smaller chips and not as much heat. The smaller chips don't seem to fly as far. |
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Circular saw blade for cutting aluminum?
On Tue, 25 Nov 2014 14:27:32 -0700, "Bob La Londe"
wrote: "John Doe" wrote in message ... As suggested long ago, a carbide tipped saw blade cuts neatly through aluminum. But the ~40 teeth stock blade on my miter saw throws aluminum chips everywhere. I've tried some modifications to catch the aluminum chips but none work very well. As mentioned, I tried using a DeWalt cutoff wheel but apparently that doesn't work for cutting aluminum. 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. A do not use my miter saw for this, although I can see the appeal. I found the miter saw tended to fill up gaps and chip weld more than my table saw for some reason. I found the table saw works ok with a 60T and lots of cutting oil on the blade and the work piece. I never found a good way to contain the chips. I wear a shop apron and a full face shield when cutting. +1 on that!!! those little buggers are hot and sharp! |
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... On Tue, 25 Nov 2014 20:11:07 +0000 (UTC), John Doe wrote: As suggested long ago, a carbide tipped saw blade cuts neatly through aluminum. But the ~40 teeth stock blade on my miter saw throws aluminum chips everywhere. I've tried some modifications to catch the aluminum chips but none work very well. As mentioned, I tried using a DeWalt cutoff wheel but apparently that doesn't work for cutting aluminum. 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. The finer the teeth the better. Makes smaller chips and not as much heat. The smaller chips don't seem to fly as far. I might try a smaller diameter non-carbide plywood blade. |
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"Jim Wilkins" fired this volley in news:m53b4h$eae$1
@dont-email.me: I might try a smaller diameter non-carbide plywood blade. You might dull and burn it in just a few cuts, too. Lloyd |
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On 11/25/2014 8:07 PM, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh wrote:
"Jim fired this volley in news:m53b4h$eae$1 @dont-email.me: I might try a smaller diameter non-carbide plywood blade. You might dull and burn it in just a few cuts, too. Lloyd I'd have to agree. You really need the carbide tips. |
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"Lloyd E. Sponenburgh" lloydspinsidemindspring.com fired this volley
in . 4.170: "Jim Wilkins" fired this volley in news:m53b4h$eae$1 @dont-email.me: I might try a smaller diameter non-carbide plywood blade. You might dull and burn it in just a few cuts, too. Lloyd PS... that's from experience. I had a boss once who cut screen-room extrusions on a radial arm saw. He was too cheap to buy a "good blade", but ran through many, many plywood blades, even using paraffin as the cutting lubricant. The cuts were OK until the blade started to dull... then you got heat- induced 'wandering' and chip re-welding. Lloyd |
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Circular saw blade for cutting aluminum?
On Tue, 25 Nov 2014 20:13:53 -0600, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote: "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh" lloydspinsidemindspring.com fired this volley in . 4.170: "Jim Wilkins" fired this volley in news:m53b4h$eae$1 @dont-email.me: I might try a smaller diameter non-carbide plywood blade. You might dull and burn it in just a few cuts, too. Lloyd PS... that's from experience. I had a boss once who cut screen-room extrusions on a radial arm saw. He was too cheap to buy a "good blade", but ran through many, many plywood blades, even using paraffin as the cutting lubricant. The cuts were OK until the blade started to dull... then you got heat- induced 'wandering' and chip re-welding. Lloyd I found out the hard way not to use a good "skil" saw on aluminum. My Rockwell ingested chips that took the insulation off the armature. Cost me more for a replacement armature than a cheap saw - but I fixed it anyway. I will outlast 2 or 2 cheap saws (likely has already - it's about 15? years since I replaced the armature) |
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On Tue, 25 Nov 2014 20:07:47 -0600, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote: "Jim Wilkins" fired this volley in news:m53b4h$eae$1 : I might try a smaller diameter non-carbide plywood blade. You might dull and burn it in just a few cuts, too. Lloyd ayup...does indeed do that. Some folks have had good luck running the blade backwards "At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child, miserable, as all spoiled children are, unsatisfied, demanding, ill-disciplined, despotic and useless. Liberalism is a philosophy of sniveling brats." PJ O'Rourke |
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Circular saw blade for cutting aluminum?
Baron prodded the keyboard
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. -- Best Regards: Baron. |
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Circular saw blade for cutting aluminum?
"Baron" wrote in message
... Baron prodded the keyboard 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. -- Best Regards: Baron. The table saw I used to cut aluminum on runs at about motor speed, ~1800RPM. -jsw |
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On Tue, 25 Nov 2014 18:09:47 -0600, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote: John Doe fired this volley in news:m52noq : Other options for neatly cutting aluminum with a 10 inch miter saw? Thanks. The most important tools for circular saw cutting of aluminum a 1) Head-to-knee body cover including long sleeves banded shut at the wrists, 2) Full-wrap eye protection, 3) Hearing protection, 4) a full head/neck wrap with a billed cap over that. For preventing "throwing chips everywhere", prayer and standing to one side of the cut line (which you should do anyway) help the most. Lloyd That's exactly my experience (Ryobi BT10- woodworkers will sneer- and 80T blade). Makes a horrible mess and a hell of a racket no matter what you do. Don't leave any electronics with ventilation slots anywhere nearby... Best regards, Spehro Pefhany |
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Jim Wilkins wrote:
"Baron" wrote in message ... Baron prodded the keyboard 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. -- 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 . -- Snag |
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Spehro Pefhany wrote in
: On Tue, 25 Nov 2014 18:09:47 -0600, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh" lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote: John Doe fired this volley in news:m52noq : Other options for neatly cutting aluminum with a 10 inch miter saw? Thanks. The most important tools for circular saw cutting of aluminum a 1) Head-to-knee body cover including long sleeves banded shut at the wrists, 2) Full-wrap eye protection, 3) Hearing protection, 4) a full head/neck wrap with a billed cap over that. For preventing "throwing chips everywhere", prayer and standing to one side of the cut line (which you should do anyway) help the most. Lloyd That's exactly my experience (Ryobi BT10- woodworkers will sneer- and 80T blade). Makes a horrible mess and a hell of a racket no matter what you do. Don't leave any electronics with ventilation slots anywhere nearby... Like a miter saw? Best regards, Spehro Pefhany |
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John Doe fired this volley in news:m581uv$fbr
: Like a miter saw? Yep... like a miter saw. I usually use my table saw, which has a TEFC motor, but when I use my miter saw, I "bag" the motor, and just make sure not to spend much time running it. I mean mere seconds, not minutes. Plan your cuts, then: on; cut deliberately and quickly; off; done. (and don't forget to take the condom off after you're done. Lloyd |
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"Terry Coombs" wrote in message
... Jim Wilkins wrote: "Baron" wrote in message ... Baron prodded the keyboard 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. -- 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 . -- 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 |
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I have another idea to corral and catch the chips, will see.
my miter saw throws aluminum chips everywhere. I've tried some modifications to catch the aluminum chips -- Thanks to the replies. |
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Circular saw blade for cutting aluminum?
Spent my allowance on an Irwin Marples 80 tooth blade. Also going to try
reducing the speed. And will try another method unmentionable (so not to stir up more trouble). Before... I used the stock cheap 24 tooth blade to cut my Razor Lux A5 scooter in half. Clamped it to the table, cut very slowly, and it did a good job. I just can't see allowing aluminum chip snowfall to prevent the use of such an otherwise great tool for cutting aluminum. Must figure out some way to prevent the chips from going everywhere. -- Thanks to the replies. |
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On Wednesday, December 3, 2014 9:48:38 PM UTC-5, John Doe wrote:
Spent my allowance on an Irwin Marples 80 tooth blade. Also going to try reducing the speed. And will try another method unmentionable (so not to stir up more trouble). Before... I used the stock cheap 24 tooth blade to cut my Razor Lux A5 scooter in half. Clamped it to the table, cut very slowly, and it did a good job. I just can't see allowing aluminum chip snowfall to prevent the use of such an otherwise great tool for cutting aluminum. Must figure out some way to prevent the chips from going everywhere. -- Thanks to the replies. Would that unmentionable technique involve running the blade backwards? I have read that it's supposed to be a good idea, but I've never tried it. It seems like something that's just begging to rip the carbide teeth off the blade. But what do I know? |
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John Doe wrote: [Bought] an Irwin Marples 80 tooth blade. Also going to try reducing the speed. And will try another method unmentionable (so not to stir up more trouble). Before... I used the stock cheap 24 tooth blade to cut my Razor Lux A5 scooter in half. Clamped it to the table, cut very slowly, and it did a good job. I just can't see allowing aluminum chip snowfall to prevent the use of such an otherwise great tool for cutting aluminum. Must figure out some way to prevent the chips from going everywhere. Would that unmentionable technique involve running the blade backwards? No. Besides undoubtably causing a ruckus, it's not applicable to most people's circumstances. Another reason it's not worth mentioning. I have read that it's supposed to be a good idea, but I've never tried it. It seems like something that's just begging to rip the carbide teeth off the blade. But what do I know? I seem to recall as it was mentioned in this thread that was for non-carbide teeth? |
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rangerssuck wrote: John Doe wrote: [Bought] an Irwin Marples 80 tooth blade. Also going to try [reducing the speed. And will try another method unmentionable (so not to stir up more trouble). Before... I used the stock cheap 24 tooth blade to cut my Razor Lux A5 scooter in half. Clamped it to the table, cut very slowly, and it did a good job. I just can't see allowing aluminum chip snowfall to prevent the use of such an otherwise great tool for cutting aluminum. Must figure out some way to prevent the chips from going everywhere. Would that unmentionable technique involve running the blade backwards? No. Besides undoubtably causing a ruckus, it's not applicable to most people's circumstances. Another reason it's not worth mentioning. I have read that it's supposed to be a good idea, but I've never tried it. It seems like something that's just begging to rip the carbide teeth off the blade. But what do I know? I seem to recall as it was mentioned in this thread that was for non-carbide teeth? Running the blade, CTC or HSS, backwards works only for thin sections ! Use brushes if you want to reduce the snow shower. -- Best Regards: Baron. |
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