Andybarbet
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| posted on 26/2/11 at 03:41 PM |
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Whats the best tool for cutting 2mm ali sheet ?
Ive got to make a backplate for my throttle bodies and many other ali brackets etc for the build.
I normally use a jigsaw but find the blades clog up.
What do other people use ? I have access to an air nibbler at work and i also have angle grinder, hacksaw etc at home.
Just wondered what the preferred tool is or are special jigsaw blades if available ??
Cheers 
Give a man a fish & it will feed him for a day, give him a fishing rod & you've saved a fish.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 26/2/11 at 03:46 PM |
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Have you tried a woodworking coping saw with plenty of cutting fluid?. Worked OK when I made my manifold out of 12mm ally plate
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adithorp
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| posted on 26/2/11 at 03:53 PM |
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Air nibbler works well but takes skill to get a clean line. If using jig saw brush some parafin along the line to be cut will stop the swarf sticking
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
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T66
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| posted on 26/2/11 at 04:03 PM |
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Jigsaw blades clog up, are you spraying wd40 on the work as you go ?
I cut 5mm chequer plate with my scabby old Bosch jiggy and it managed ok, bit slow but worked ok.
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2cv
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| posted on 26/2/11 at 04:25 PM |
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A jigsaw will be fine for cutting 2mm aluminium but use a coarse blade and make sure you clamp the aluminium tightly down.
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alexg1965
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| posted on 26/2/11 at 04:30 PM |
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I found I could get very nice cuts with an air nibbler by clamping a steel rule to the ali sheet 4.5mm (for my air nibbler) from where I want the cut
to be and running the edge of the nibbler against it. Obviously this only works for straight lines but you could cut out a pattern in thin hardboard
or something similar for more complicated shapes.
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Andybarbet
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| posted on 26/2/11 at 04:32 PM |
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Cheers for the replys - it seems i have everything i need then, just a bit of WD40 or paraffin added should do the trick.
I will try the nibbler along a straight edge trick one lunchtime at work too
Give a man a fish & it will feed him for a day, give him a fishing rod & you've saved a fish.
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minitici
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| posted on 26/2/11 at 04:37 PM |
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I find the easiest way is to sketch the part on the CAD system and send the file to andyw7de for him to cut on his waterjet.......
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Andybarbet
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| posted on 26/2/11 at 05:02 PM |
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Now thats a plan 
Give a man a fish & it will feed him for a day, give him a fishing rod & you've saved a fish.
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 26/2/11 at 05:03 PM |
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You can borrow my drill powered nibbler if you want?
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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Andybarbet
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| posted on 26/2/11 at 05:07 PM |
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OOh, cheers rich, may take you up on that, i have a bench clamp to fit a hand drill into.
Im in the depths of the garage finding more things i didnt know i had today
Plus that means another trip to the dump, how is it that no matter how many portable tv's i throw out, i still find more in the garage ????? ive
found 2 today !
Give a man a fish & it will feed him for a day, give him a fishing rod & you've saved a fish.
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