On Wednesday 30 January 2019 12:34:43 Jon Elson wrote: > On 01/30/2019 10:52 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Panel is soft alu, about 80 thou thick. > > Oh, that's another issue! 2024 cuts great, 6061 and 5052 > with a heat treat cut pretty well. > Soft stuff like 1000 (or is it 1100?) and 3003 can be a bit > difficult. They tend to mash a bit rather than cut. > Keeping these cold is a huge help, even getting up to body > temperature starts to interfere with the cutting! > > Jon > I can sure confirm that! Whatever it is, is a show stopper. Quite a few holes, first one cold is fairly neat, but it all goes to pot for the next hole a bit over an inch away. Wet or dry.
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