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I have some really small aluminum pc's. 1" wide 3/8 tall 1/2' deep. Its Swags for wire rope. (3/16) I need a way to chop these up into 1/8 wide pc's or so. I have been using a dremel by hand and its cutting fine but straight chops with no burs is what I need. I have alot of tools saws etc. Anyone got any ideas? (jig saw, scroll saw, dremel, basicly most all common shop tools.) I was thinking some kind of small band saw would be good but lol I dont see anything like that around. Heres a pic of what im doing. If you have a better idea/ route for me to go than with these aluminum swags let me know. I am using these simply to hold two aluminum tubes together. (3/16 aluminum tubes/lines) |
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| For thin, small pieces, I use a small chop saw similar to the one HF sells. It uses a sewing machine motor and a 2-1/2" blade. The table leaves a lot to be desired (I have modified mine) but it is great for the small stuff.
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| yea thats what i have been thinking towards but when i get down to 2 cuts theres not much left for the vise to hold onto is there? Be cool if they would make a holder with a slit in the center for the blade to run thru so that both sides of the pc would stay still. I might have to rig something like that up on those small harbor chops. Do they bog down easy? Is the vise steel on them? Thanks, |
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| Most of the cutting I do is cut-offs where the part just falls off. I have added an adjustable stop for repetitive cuts. The vise is a pot metal casting that could use an upgrade. To reduce the number of burrs and because the parts are small and thin, I take it a little easier.
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