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With the tools I have and the projects I'm in visioning in my head......So here is a question that already seems strange to be asking....... Is it possible to use a router (you know...... The kind people who like wood work use) on aluminum?I want to do another X Fab type sign but want to bolt a piece of 2" thick aluminum to a piece of 4" solid steel. I want it to weigh a lot just to screw with my coworkers when they try to pick it up..... But I want it to look cool too.....Thoughts on he router thing?Precision TIG 185 and MP 210Bobcat 225NTCutmaster 42O/A tanks.... 2 Argon tanks...... 2 C25 TanksFacebook...... F2 Metal WorksETSY....... https://www.etsy.com/shop/F2MetalWorksF2MetalWorks.com....... http://www.f2metalworks.com/
Reply:Yep. Routers on alum have been covered here several times in the past. It's fairly common in the sign industry to cut alum with a router.http://weldingweb.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=34864http://weldingweb.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=46921Search "alum", "aluminum" and "router" and you'll probably find a dozen more.I'm pretty sure Kevin Morin talked about using a router with Carbide bits in one of his boat build threads as well..No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:I've used a router quite a bit, mainly for bevelling as well as a skilsaw. Use a bit of lubricant on the bit to prevent the aluminum from sticking....Mike
Reply:Thanks for the links....... I should have searched first...... Dang.....Precision TIG 185 and MP 210Bobcat 225NTCutmaster 42O/A tanks.... 2 Argon tanks...... 2 C25 TanksFacebook...... F2 Metal WorksETSY....... https://www.etsy.com/shop/F2MetalWorksF2MetalWorks.com....... http://www.f2metalworks.com/