Texasbowhunter
Aluminum
- Joined
- Oct 11, 2019
So I'm always looking for a bargain on various materials to fabricate something for around the shop/house...If I don't need it to be of a particular material I'll just go to the bargain rack and get something that is desirable or go to the salvage yard and get something there...These prices are very reasonable by the pound...And of course it maybe unknown type in the steel and or aluminum family...But if it will weld or allow what I'm fabing then why not...
Now with this said if its steel/aluminum I could just pay the $5 per cut which in my frugal wallet is a bit high sometimes, especially since I may have several various sizes and materials, so I may take the small Acetylene oxygen torch and cut what I want and go from there...
However with aluminum its a bit different I cant cut that with a torch so I have to come up with a different approach with cordless tools and was thinking that a Sawzall with a metal cutting blade might do the trick or perhaps a circular saw with carbide teeth or a 4.5" angle grinder with a circular style carbide tipped blade in it...
Now I don't own any of the afore mentioned tools but I do own the Makita brand Drills and Impact drivers and would prefer to stay Makita...
So what would be your 1st choice of a tool to cut say 4" piece of solid aluminum where there was no power available and you had to depend on doing it 100% yourself?
Thanks
Paul
Now with this said if its steel/aluminum I could just pay the $5 per cut which in my frugal wallet is a bit high sometimes, especially since I may have several various sizes and materials, so I may take the small Acetylene oxygen torch and cut what I want and go from there...
However with aluminum its a bit different I cant cut that with a torch so I have to come up with a different approach with cordless tools and was thinking that a Sawzall with a metal cutting blade might do the trick or perhaps a circular saw with carbide teeth or a 4.5" angle grinder with a circular style carbide tipped blade in it...
Now I don't own any of the afore mentioned tools but I do own the Makita brand Drills and Impact drivers and would prefer to stay Makita...
So what would be your 1st choice of a tool to cut say 4" piece of solid aluminum where there was no power available and you had to depend on doing it 100% yourself?
Thanks
Paul