Cutting Aluminum Extrusion

This is a quick video showing how i cut some aluminum angle strips with a dewalt dw713 compound miter saw.

Cutting aluminum extrusion.

Use eye protection as cutting 80 20 aluminum t slot extrusions generates a fair amount of hot flying metal chips. A face shield is better. To cut aluminum use a wood cutting saw with carbide tipped blades. Apply a lubricant like standard oil or saw wax to your blade then slow your cutting speed by reducing the diameter of the cutting blade.

Wellste cutting aluminum extrusion is an in house service that can save your whole purchasing cost. The fact is that circular saws cut aluminum so fast and effectively that a fabricator really needs to develop a productive means for moving material in and out of the saw. So precision and mitre cutting are used only for aluminum extrusion profile cutting as well as corner connector cutting and are particularly useful in door window and picture frame products. Cutting 80 20 aluminum t slot extrusions can be dangerous so here are 5 safety precautions you should take.

For example in aluminum extrusion cutting production volumes can be as high as 5 000 parts per shift and the end finish is expected to be very clean. I used a non ferrous metal cutting blade that i go. Double mitre saw cutting is mainly used when the aluminum extrusions are meant to be fixed into corners and need to have complicated angles.