02-06-2022, 04:25 PM
Whelp, I bought some aluminum. Unfortunately, I bought the wrong stuff. I had several tabs open, and I hit the buy it now button without checking which one I was on.
Anyway, I have a 12" x 18" piece of 5052 coming in the mail. Machinist at work, whom I trust for advice said it wouldn't really matter, but he also said 6061 originally.
I need a new saw blade (old one is at least 40 years old!), so I'll use the old one to cut the kerf, and then install a new blade (same brand/type/# of teeth) and see how it goes.
Anyway, I have a 12" x 18" piece of 5052 coming in the mail. Machinist at work, whom I trust for advice said it wouldn't really matter, but he also said 6061 originally.
I need a new saw blade (old one is at least 40 years old!), so I'll use the old one to cut the kerf, and then install a new blade (same brand/type/# of teeth) and see how it goes.
Full of ideas, but slow to produce parts