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Cutting Composite Aluminium
Just wondering if anyone has a better way of cutting dibond, skybond etc. so as not to have to file edges. Pre-cut from supplier not too bad, but this doesn’t always suit. Have used a skill saw and bench saw with a fine blade which leaves an edge slightly raised. Also, mainly score with a knife and snap which is best so far, but still spend more time filing than anything else.
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i use to have the same prob till i bought the steeltrack
but before used a small whickes plane very shallow cut to run the edges off ofter scoring and cutting quicker than filing i found
derek
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we use a guillotine, fastest and neatest cut i know of.
however, years ago we purchased a sort of hand held claw device. some will probably know the correct name for it. i "think" it was originally for acrylic.
anyway, once you cut the sheet. you simply dragged the claw down the side of the sheet and it shamferd (spelling) both sides of the edge at once, leaving a good ragged free edge.just thought ide add this as i remember it working with dibond some years ago.
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Get yourself a deburring tool like this one
Removes sharp edges in seconds.
Like Derek, I have a steeltrack which cuts composite with ease leaving a very smooth clean cut
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quote Phill Fenton:Get yourself a deburring tool like this one
Removes sharp edges in seconds.
Like Derek, I have a steeltrack which cuts composite with ease leaving a very smooth clean cut
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thats what i was trying to describe phill!!! 😳
this is what we had in the past, hence the description of a claw type thing.
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Thanks to all, is steeltrack the brand name, or what should I search for?
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hi gavin
its the keencut
i got mine from jag suppliesderek
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Cheers Derek, Exactly what I’m looking for, Gavin.
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The only thing that lets the Steeltrak down is that the maximum cutting height is 60". so you cant cut a 8’x4′ sheet in half (to make 2 8’x2’s)
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