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SavannahLion:
I'm reading a very good build log where the guy does exactly that. I thought he mentions the dangers but going back to the page, to my dismay, he does not. All he mentions is the implied damage to the metal should the bit bite the piece.

My point is..... I didn't realize the dangers involved because I only have minimal wood working skills (which is sad given who my father was). And nearly no working skills with metals though I have a desire to. Given such a build log and from experiments using a Dremel as a router I actually wouldn't have thought twice about it.

Maybe it would be a good idea to have a metalworking section alongside the woodworking one?

Woodshop Flunky:
I have seen guys cut AL with a carbide woodworking router bit like you would get from Lowes or Home Depot.  What they have done is very simple, very light cuts (like putting a 45 bevel on a metal strip).  That is not the scariest thing in the world if you are able to secure the piece (duh!  ;)).  I have a router table, and would not be too concerned about doing LIGHT cuts like that in soft material.  I've actually cut through steel screws with both my router and table saw (by accident) with no problem other than probably shortening the life of my cutting tool.

I would never try any kind of production work like this, but a simple one-off job might be doable.

What kind of cutting were you wanting to do?

mpm32:
They make them and people use them all the time.

http://www.toolstoday.com/c-429-aluminum-cutting-router-bits.aspx


mountain:

--- Quote from: mpm32 on February 17, 2011, 02:58:46 pm ---They make them and people use them all the time.

http://www.toolstoday.com/c-429-aluminum-cutting-router-bits.aspx


--- End quote ---

Those are for mills, not hand held routers.

mpm32:
Ah, I stand corrected.  I have seen many people mill al with a hand held router.

perhaps it's best not attempted.

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