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Cutting or bending aluminum sheet
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<blockquote data-quote="Downunder" data-source="post: 404177" data-attributes="member: 15251"><p>I have been cutting aluminium sheet for years safely and very easily with a Makita jigsaw. Because aluminium is so soft I use a their metal cutting blades with the largest teeth. You can cut very tight curves very accurately. Mark the exact cut position with a marker pen and it is easy to keep your cut within this line. The safety factor is that the aluminium swarf is not flying all over the workshop like it would with an abrasive wheel. I have cut sheet aluminium up to 1/4" with my jigsaw very easily. I think you would find the sabre saw a lot harder to control to obtain an accurate cut.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Downunder, post: 404177, member: 15251"] I have been cutting aluminium sheet for years safely and very easily with a Makita jigsaw. Because aluminium is so soft I use a their metal cutting blades with the largest teeth. You can cut very tight curves very accurately. Mark the exact cut position with a marker pen and it is easy to keep your cut within this line. The safety factor is that the aluminium swarf is not flying all over the workshop like it would with an abrasive wheel. I have cut sheet aluminium up to 1/4" with my jigsaw very easily. I think you would find the sabre saw a lot harder to control to obtain an accurate cut. [/QUOTE]
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