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Title: Aluminum key chain
Post by: Marcellarius on July 08, 2011, 03:50:14 am

aluminum 5/64 thick
I found it hard to saw, a lot of flapping, the blade grabs the material real easy.
used some #0 blades special for iron to cut in the A and M.
only on the A I wasted 5 blades  >:(
as soon as I went back a little and turned it just a fraction the blade snapped.....
but Mikes FD-UR #2 and #3 blades cut like a hot knife trough butter!

Title: Re: Aluminum key chain
Post by: nan2syl on July 08, 2011, 04:31:08 am

nice job!! i like it!!

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Post by: Russ C on July 08, 2011, 07:57:58 am

Good job, Nice work. Thanks for sharing.  :)

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Post by: frankorona on July 08, 2011, 08:33:39 am

Beautiful work, thanks for sharing

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Post by: SheGold on July 08, 2011, 08:46:19 am

Very well done.. Lovely work... Sheila in Tx

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Post by: marmoh on July 08, 2011, 08:58:24 am

Very nice .....

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Post by: dgman on July 08, 2011, 10:05:09 am

Cool Marcel! Did you sandwich the aluminum between two pieces of wood?

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Post by: Danny on July 08, 2011, 10:23:20 am

Hey Marcel....Now that is a Neat project.  Never thot about cutting anything but Wood.  Looks Great....  Wonder what Dan meant by sandwiching the alumium between two pieces of wood?  Anyway....  Danny  :+}

Title: Re: Aluminum key chain
Post by: dgman on July 08, 2011, 01:14:56 pm

Because metals are tough to cut on the scroll saw, it's best to sandwich the metal between two pieces of wood or plywood. That way the metal your are cutting is less likely to "catch" on the blade.

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Post by: DWSudekum on July 08, 2011, 01:46:42 pm

Cutting metal can be interesting.. Nickle is kinda sticky when cut.  All metals have their particular ways to be cut. n Thanks for showing us.

DW

Title: Re: Aluminum key chain
Post by: Marcellarius on July 08, 2011, 02:58:04 pm

Quote from: dgman on July 08, 2011, 10:05:09 am

Cool Marcel! Did you sandwich the aluminum between two pieces of wood?

no I didn't, just aluminum. and it catches the blade, that's true.
slow feeding and even slower turning curves.
will try sandwich it the next time. thanks for the tip.

Title: Re: Aluminum key chain
Post by: Merlin on July 09, 2011, 06:59:04 pm

Nice cutting... must try that...


***Merlin***

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Post by: Marcellarius on July 10, 2011, 06:40:47 am

thanks for all the nice words!

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Post by: mrsn on July 10, 2011, 04:17:04 pm

I have used the sandwiching technique a lot and it works really well.

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Post by: bluesuede on July 10, 2011, 08:33:57 pm

Great job, I like the look of it...

Bruce ;D