How to cut THICK Aluminum

[@SandeepMohammedAli]

ok that's nuts. if i didn't see it i would have never believed it

[@danielabbey7726]

Wow. Didn't know it was this easy to cut aluminum. Just subbed, thanks to you answering my question on the other channel.

[@jagboy69]

My pleasure. Good luck and be careful!👍

[@olfoundryman8418]

While it seems to work very well at least for that grade of aluminium. I think I will stick to my bandsaw. Hmm, guess I will have to - don't actually have a circular saw 😏and can't go shopping to buy one as we are in virus lock down 😰 😱 Second clamp may have been a good idea... Martin

[@barrylukebuilds7894]

Sweet! A little wax on the blade will help keep the heat down.

[@jagboy69]

Boelube!!! Best stuff ever!

[@MadMackz]

UNREAL! Great, looks like im buying a new Diablo Disc. Impressive.

[@jagboy69]

I don't even think it's so much the blade. I like them, they are cheap and have a thin kerf. Best of luck! And COVER UP if you try this. Those chips really go flying!😮

[@dkmicheal4225]

Good job. U have got a good talent

[@AmateurRedneckWorkshop]

My Evolution EVO380 saw throws a storm of chips just like that.

[@jagboy69]

Great saw Harold! I need to tell Santa to bring me one of those this year for Christmas! I don't understand why that thing is over 300bucks! My neighbor has that harbor freight band saw like yours. His works like dream cutting 4inch steel round stock. It's slow, but it doesn't blow the blade like yours. You might try putting some boelube on your blade or wd-40 when cutting gummy aluminum. www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/cspages/boelube3.php

[@1Peace]

Thank you for taking the time to show us how you safely and quickly cut aluminum. Aluminum dust is both very toxic and flammable. You should also be wearing a respirator. Spraying the cutting blade with a dry lube wouldn't hurt either. Thanks.

[@jagboy69]

Boelube works the best.😉

[@1Peace]

Ok. Thank you. I have CRC food grade silicone. I think it's Russian.

[@jasonplugowsky3086]

Your concerns are heightened to a point of ridiculousness. While ANY dust can be explosive the size of the particles must be small enough to be suspended in air and at just the right ratio to ignite. This is preposterous to consider in this situation. Aluminum is NOT "very toxic". Look up any MSDS, or simply Google. Misinformation is lazy and irresponsible.

[@Richardhalle]

😅

[@Thewulf56]

Very nice hunk of Aluminum you got there. HA HA you said a cheap blade, Diablo are not cheap blades, I think I paid 30-40 for the one I had, there are cheap ones lol I burnt out my old Skil Saw cutting metal, but I cut a lot. They truly are the best way to cut them.

[@jagboy69]

Hi wulf... www.homedepot.com/p/DIABLO-7-1-4-in-x-24-Teeth-Tracking-Point-Framing-Saw-Blade-D0724R/100008676 10bucks! The small ones are cheap for circular saws. ;-)

[@Thewulf56]

@@jagboy69 dang, they musta came down in price, it was well over a year ago that I got mine. Pretty sure it was a 40 tooth, still only 15 now, gonna have to pick up a couple. Thanks

[@grumblycurmudgeon]

Even $30-40 IS a cheap blade. Good blades can top $200, easy.

[@JimmyCogg]

That's awesome. Thanks for that!

[@ToolManIndia]

Good Video , is Coolant require to increase the performance ??

[@jagboy69]

I didnt use any here. I think if I would have sprayed the part with say wd40, the chips might have stuck together or clung onto the saw. I like Boelube or kerosene for aluminum, but not in this case. 😉

[@ToolManIndia]

@@jagboy69 thanks

[@jamespolucha8790]

That’s crazy but fantastic

[@TheKnacklersWorkshop]

It did work well... thank you

[@toddzuercher3633]

Apparently saw teeth are optional. Of the carbide tips visible on the blade when you show it to the camera only about 1/4 are present. The rest are shattered/broken off. Did you loose the tips trying to make other aluminum cuts, or abusing the blade in other ways?

[@jagboy69]

It was an old junk blade. But carbide or not, hardened steel will still sing through aluminum. These are disposable blades to me.😉

[@poet99999]

did you reverse the blade or have it on regular?

[@jagboy69]

regular. Never run a carbide tipped blade backwards, you'll snap the teeth off. 🫨

[@jagboy69]

but good question! 👍

[@denttech2515]

1:11. When you showed the close-up of the blade, it looked reversed?

[@rickharold313]

beautiful

[@jagboy69]

It works! Hurts a bit, but gets the job done!

[@Jamesanderson-up1kz]

Hi how did you cut the circles out, I want to cut circles out of aluminum I tried a hole saw not a good job..

[@jagboy69]

Hi James! These holes are over 3inches in diameter. My neighbor down the street cut them out with his tormach and saved me a bunch of time... I was going to hog out most of the material with a jigsaw and then bore to size on the milling machine. Kerosene, diesel or jet fuel makes a great cutting fluid on aluminum. Good luck!

[@NoferTrunions]

What about "thin" - 1/4, 3/8, 1/2 ? I'm thinking tooth count might become important.

[@jagboy69]

@@NoferTrunions Nah.. same thing. Blasts right through it. Keep in mind, you aren't getting a precision cut here.. It's a skill saw at the end of the day.😜

[@NoferTrunions]

@@jagboy69 I've got a Walker Turner 14" wood & metal cutting band saw and I'm going to do circular saw since better finish. I've but to cut about 3' of 3/8"

[@jagboy69]

@@NoferTrunions It's gonna zing right through 3/8" material. Cover up and go for it! I used a cheap carbide blade and do not mount the blade backwards or the teeth will break off. lol

[@NoferTrunions]

@@jagboy69 Of course when cutting trim roll or flashing (or vinyl) definitely backward teeth. ....wonder what the transition thickness is between forward and backward teeth?

[@jagboy69]

@@NoferTrunions don't know.. good question.

[@prabathudayanga5606]

Could you please tell me the blade type that you have used here?

[@jagboy69]

No special blade, just use something cheap, new and sharp.😉 This one was a diablo for home depot.

[@prabathudayanga5606]

@@jagboy69 yeah but im using 12 inch 100T normal blade but aluminum stuck between teeth, here the blade u are using have different kind of tooth pattern

[@jagboy69]

@@prabathudayanga5606 That's too many teeth. Try a 48 or 60toothed blade.😉

[@grumblycurmudgeon]

@@prabathudayanga5606 Coat the blade in paste wax or silicon dry lube (Blaster and WD-40 both make one)

[@raulacevedo-esteves9493]

Thats effing scary.😅 What is the best tool for sheets 3 mm thick?

[@jagboy69]

Sharp tin snips?? 3mm is pretty thin stuff. How about a jig saw?

[@FishbonzWV]

What in the world are you making now? You forgot to tell them to keep their mouth closed, nothing like a hot piece of swarf on the tongue! Bwaa Haa Haa

[@jagboy69]

lol..😜 Yeah, those little chips sure get HOT! These blocks became clamps to hold an aircraft strut for disassembly.

[@RobertW-p4l]

no no wayI'm a carpenter of 25 years and there's no way you're cutting 1 inch aluminum that easy

[@jagboy69]

lol.. It's thicker than 1 inch!

[@وسامعلي-د3ظ]

ولكنه قطعها امام اعيننا فيجب علينا ان نتقبل ذالك انه العلم

[@tobhomott]

Nice, fast!

[@jagboy69]

check the forum in 10mins for the full story. You'll see it.😉

[@broughxtreme]

WD40 on the blade and on the alloy works great.

[@MrBigdaddy88069]

What kinda blade?

[@jagboy69]

any cheap blade

[@MrBigdaddy88069]

@@jagboy69 a blade from r metal? Thought u said plywood blade or sum

[@jagboy69]

@@MrBigdaddy88069 no just a cheap wood blade. Not a plywood blade. Spin it in the normal direction if you were cutting a 2x4.

[@MrBigdaddy88069]

So just tell em I want a wood cutting blade any tooth numbers not trying to bug u just need help bad I got a lot to cut and any info will be appreciated

[@jagboy69]

@@MrBigdaddy88069 28tooth should work. I used a 10dollare Diablo blade from the home depot. Clamp your work and let the saw do the work. Don't force it. Cover up, the chips hurt when they hit you.

[@Litanic]

No, this is making it too easy and too safe to cut aluminum, can't have that. Looking for a more roundabout and dangerous/flashy way like plasma cutting or pouring thermite so that it looks difficult and impress people with it, but thanks anyway

[@jagboy69]

I'll try thermite next!👍

[@Magiaimelissa]

Hi 👋 saw your comment on a brass welding video and you seem to have worked with brass before. Im looking to buy a machine dedicated for that purpose, and for all thicknesses of brass, now im a complete beginner and ive tried asking on a welding forum but no luck. Do you think BORMANN - BIW1900 would do the job????? Thank you 🙏

[@jagboy69]

I suggest you watch this.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpeogoR8f5Z7qdU

[@jagboy69]

Bronze is easily tig welded.. Brass no, you weld brass with a flame and silver soldier.

[@Magiaimelissa]

worldtraveler yikes:/ and i thought i was nearly finished with all my research. So what about if i wanted to make one of those glass and brass little jewellery box, surely i wouldnt be able to just heat up that thin of material and solder on it would i? What about just tacking the corners with no filler? Or pulse weld for thicker pieces?

[@jagboy69]

@@Magiaimelissa A tig spot weld on really thin stuff might be possible, but I wouldnt spend big money on a machine for just this job. I'd look more toward brazing the brass. For thin stuff, a map gas torch from home depot ($40) and a bottle of map gas should be plenty hot enough. I think map should be hot enough to melt safety silv. You will need flux. You could try propane and plumbing soldier, but I dont know how strong this joint needs to be or how big it is.

[@davidfuller764]

Sub’d &Bell’d! Thanks!

[@jagboy69]

welcome aboard David. 👍

[@ctoomuch]

WD40 makes it faster and cuts down the heat.

[@jagboy69]

@@ctoomuch Maybe.. but lubrication and cooling fluid isn't really required when machining aluminum. I kinda think chip evacuation is more important at these cutting speeds. Cutting dry ensures you dont have a clumpy mess and preserving the life of the 8dolllar saw blade is pretty low on my list in this case.

[@germangomez4676]

Wooooooowwwwwwww

[@jagboy69]

Yeah its brutal, but works great!😜

[@germangomez4676]

@@jagboy69 greetings from Medellín Colombia, good job great idea

[@ChatterontheWire]

fake news, fake news! :) I am amazed how you can use a skill saw to go through aluminum. Granted not sure I'd have ever tried a chunk that thick.

[@jagboy69]

lol... Certainly faster than milling out those huge holes! A friend bailed me out and cut them on his Tormach. I gotta find a 4jaw chuck for the lathe that's not a 800bucks🙄 Next time, I can cut them.😉

[@rayrubio498]

Never buy the milwakee fuel power circular cutters they are Trash battery runs out in a heartbeat stick to cord cutters they make the job easier and least expensive

[@jagboy69]

Good to know. I don't own any cordless Milwaukee stuff. I've had good luck with dewalt so far.

[@rayrubio498]

@@jagboy69 at the price of 1k u will loose youd mind investing on them nice Cord Saws are the way to go just giving people the heads up before buying some machine that would not get the job done

[@ganzeytyler]

you must have been using the wrong battery for the application, or knockoff batteries. i bought one specifically for metal cutting and it is a beast. with a good carbide blade it will cut through 1/4 steel like butter, even cuts through 1/2" steel plate just fine. its so nice just grabbing it off the shelf when i need it and then just putting it away when done, vs grabbing it off the shelf, unwrapping the cord, finding an extension cord, finding a, outlet with an open socket, plugging it in, cord getting in the way the whole time im using it, then doing the reverse when im done