"Anthony W" wrote

My aluminum supplier recommended a 4-6 variable pitch blade but the
closest blade I could was was a 6-8 pitch. Well it cuts like crazy now
rather than loading up but the problem I'm having is the shavings from
cutting get into the wheels of the saw and jam it up. So far I've been
able to blow the shavings away with a stream of air from an air nozzle.
Any one know of a better way to solve this problem or any other tips for
cutting aluminum with this saw?

Are there not a set of small diameter wire brush wheels rubbing against the
blade, to rub the aluminum off of the blade?

They need to be set so that the rotation of the blade causes the wheels to
go around, but at around a 45 degree angle, to rub the aluminum off, to drop
away before there is a chance for it to build up.

Lacking that, there is always cutting fluid and a pump to wash the chips
away.
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Jim in NC