On Mon, 24 Sep 2012, Brian Kemp wrote:
> I'm doing a railing project and was looking for a Non-Ferrous blade for my
> 10" miter saw, but Lowes and Home Depot don't appear to have them in the
> stores. I want it for the weekend, so don't want to have to order online. I
> only have six cuts to make in a powder coated extruded aluminum top rail if
> all is good, so also don't want to spend a bunch.
>
> What is special about about a blade to make it good for non-ferrous metals
> like aluminum? Since I only have a few cuts, can I get a clean edge from a
> cheap regular 10" blade? Are more teeth better? Four of the cuts will be
> mitered corners, so I want them to be clean. This will not be long term
> production, so durability is not a concern.
Actually, it's the opposite... a ferrous metal blade is special.
There's nothing special at all about a non-ferrous blade, in fact, you can
cut aluminium with most wood-working tools just fine (routers, etc).
Obviously, be careful, and secure the work, but you don't really need
anything special.
If that's not good enough, get one of these from Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Evolution-Power-Tools-RAGE255-Circular/dp/B00249JDY4/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1348592805&sr=8-4&keywords=evolution+blade
Unless you live in some serious hinterland, I bet Amazon will get you
this before the weekend. I have a similar blade in my Evolution saw, and
it is extremely handy, and leaves a perfect edge on everything.
--
David Hillman
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