If you spray the blade with WD-40 before each cut and run at a moderate speed you do not get any loading of the blade with aluminum chips. This WD-40 trick also works for drill bits used in aluminum I believe that you will have far better luck keeping the blade from loading if you use a teflon dry spray such as sold by WW Graingers. BTW the reason that the blade doesn't load as described has to do with the blade speed. High speed yields little pieces of partially melted aluminum. Regarding the aluminum - there is a cutting fluid made just for that purpose that leaves WD40 in the dust. Should be able to find it at a large hardware store or any welding/machining store. John R. Fortiner ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]
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