What would I have to do to be able to cut super thin aluminum

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What would I have to do to be able to cut super thin aluminum cleanly? I want to cut some stuff out of the roll of flashing you can get at home stores which is 0.0084" or roughly 30-31 gauge ( https://www.lowes.com/pd/Amerimax-20-in-x-50-ft-Aluminum-Roll-Flashing/3010400 ).

I haven’t tried it yet but I don’t know if it’ll just fray as if you tried to cut aluminum foil with an x-acto knife.

I’ve considered putting something thin on top and bottom like a sandwich but I’m not sure if that’ll work or if it’ll add too much load to the cutter.

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The sandwich idea is pretty darn good man, that will probably get the job done.
You could also strap a plasma to it… :slight_smile:

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Glue the aluminum to a substrate such as mdf, hardwood etc using laminate glue. Use a sharp aluminum cutting end mill cut very shallow and fast

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Sand which is the only way. 1/8 mdf each side, clamped as much as possible. Down cut but