Welcome aboard. You can cut the aluminum with a bandsaw (metal blade of course), table saw blade (carbide is a must but be careful), cut off saw or people have even put metal cutting blades in their chop saws. I used a band saw but cut many of my metal parts like the acme rods and drill rods with a cut off wheel on my circular saw. They are cheap at home depot, about $10.


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LOL). I stopped by Dave's (HobbyCNC) and picked up my 3 axis kit. Luckily I only live about 15 minutes from him. I have ordered all of the hardware and most of it is in. Picked up the last few pieces from McMaster today (another place that is close by), the aluminum angle and all the threaded rods. I think the only other parts I am waiting on are the transformer and the router. I assembled most of the HobbyCNC board over the weekend and just need to do the 5v test before finishing it up. In the meantime I need to build the guides. I have about zero metal fabricating experience, so this should be interesting. My question right now is how to cut the aluminum. Can I use my table saw or compound miter saw? I have a drill press to drill the holes and read about using a stop block to get them all the same. I do the same thing in my acrylic business, so that I understand. I have just never really worked with aluminum before. Any tips would be great.






