by doug hodder » Tue Jan 25, 2005 9:40 pm
I have cut a lot of aluminum extrusion on the table saw. Feed it slowly and wear complete face protection. Also give it a shot of something like WD40 as this will help. Ideally, a wood chop saw works better. If you are cutting thin sheet material, back it up with some sort of masonite. Make sure you have a good carbide tipped blade, high speed steel will gall up on you and it will get exciting really fast if it binds. Just my experiences. If you are thinking about iron, I would recommend against trying to cut it on a table saw with an abrasive blade. I'm cutting my iron on an old beater chop saw with an abrasive blade. I don't need to do that much and it beats buying a metal chop saw. Doug