Chain for Aluminum?

[Canyon Angler]

I've been felling and bucking aluminum light stanchions out on the interstate for scrap metal but full-chisel chain dulls fast.

Anybody got any recommendations for a good chain for aluminum? opcorn:

 

[romeo]

Carbide chain.

 

[GASoline71]

Don't forget to put a 28" bar, full skip chain, bigger dawgs, and a full wrap handle on the saw!

Gary

 

[Ed*L]

opcorn: opcorn:

 

[fuzzle]

I've been felling and bucking aluminum light stanchions out on the interstate for scrap metal but full-chisel chain dulls fast.

Anybody got any recommendations for a good chain for aluminum? opcorn:

Isn't that illegal?

Seriously though, carbide is the way to go. I cut aluminum plate on my tablesaw all the time.

 

[Fish]

I agree with the carbide, I used a carbide blade on a circular saw a lot when
I worked on trailers, just make sure you have good eye protection.
Get a rechargeable DeWalt with a circular saw attachment, would cost about the same as a carbide chainsaw chain.

 

[BC_Logger]

I think this is your best option

 

[blis]

I agree with the carbide, I used a carbide blade on a circular saw a lot when
I worked on trailers, just make sure you have good eye protection.
Get a rechargeable DeWalt with a circular saw attachment, would cost about the same as a carbide chainsaw chain.

get one with many teeth as possible for best performance...

 

[rreidnauer]

just make sure the lights aren't on at the time, or else you'll get more of a light show than you anticipated!

Oh yea, and don't forget to grab as much of the copper as you can get. That's the real money maker!

 

[fuzzle]

Sawzall's aren't worth a crap on aluminum. You have to keep lube on the blade or you'll load it up and then you're done. A circular saw will do it in 1/4 the time and you'll use 1 blade. I use a 40 tooth 10" on my tablesaw and a 32 tooth DeWalt Series 20 on my 12" chopsaw. The chopsaw will cut through a 2"x2" piece of barstock in less than a minute. I cut everything from 2024 to 7076.

and yeah, fersure eye protection

 

[Husky137]

Try a sharp blade on a sawzall, and one designed for metal. Never had to lube a sawzall balde in 30 years of using them.

 

[sawinredneck]

Take a circular saw and a junk blade, put the blade on BACKWARDS and have at it!!! Noisy as all get out, but cuts like butter!!

 

[BobL]

My BIL makes ally boats. He uses standard woodworking tools and for lube he uses a hard wax which he rubs on teeth and blades. For drilling/tapping he uses methylated spirits which leaves no residue. I've started using it, it works great.

 

[Mr.]

Maybe it's just me, but stealing light poles on the interstate is a felony.:spam:

Fred

 

[chowdozer]

Get the carbide chain. Cutting light poles with a sawzall will take forever and you'll wreck alot of blades. Cutting with a circular saw will be a little better, but not much. At least with a chainsaw you can take a full bite on the light pole.

This is a chainsaw forum! :bang:

 

[ShoerFast]

Maybe it's just me, but stealing light poles on the interstate is a felony.:spam:

Fred

Fred
You may be on to sompthing there?

No use trying to be sneeky, there going to make a lot of noise when they hit!

So I would use an Angle-Grinder with an "all-metals" wheel, 7" wheels on a 11K grinder is just plain fast. Fell with the lean, so you won't get hackled, cause every cut will be a bore cut!

How much them light-poles waight?

 

[Urbicide]

Man I thought it was getting a little darker along the highway. Thought my eyes were really getting bad. opcorn:

 

[RaisedByWolves]

Maybe it's just me, but stealing light poles on the interstate is a felony.:spam:

Fred

No Fred, It was a Felony for me too.......




What kind of notch do you prefer?



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[Canyon Angler]

Maybe it's just me, but stealing light poles on the interstate is a felony.

I was just kidding. :hmm3grin2orange: Actually I'm just cutting ummmmmmmm aluminum siding! Yeah, that's it! I'm a contractor!

 

[PWB]

Try this if you want fast. Lots of PPE, a 12" 40 tooth carbide blade on a Stihl cutoff saw. Fast but dangerous. Tried it to take a stump out. cuts fast and doesn't get dull the first time it touches dirt like a chain. Just remember the stihl has a 20mm arbour and the blade will be one inch, you need a 25 cent bushing/spacer to mount it. (redneck stumper)


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